Rakim is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1992 and has since faded.
Rakim is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,719 for boy births in the United States (and #14,131 across all names), given to 13 babies. Rakim was first reported in SSA data in 1981 and peaked in 1992 (94 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | #6,719 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | #4,529 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | #5,021 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | #3,967 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | #4,597 |
| 2020 | 23 | 23 | #4,389 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | #6,034 |
| 2018 | 22 | 22 | #4,576 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | #4,708 |
| 2016 | 32 | 32 | #3,503 |
| 2015 | 14 | 14 | #6,238 |
| 2014 | 28 | 28 | #3,757 |
| 2013 | 31 | 31 | #3,479 |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | #5,668 |
| 2011 | 24 | 24 | #4,187 |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | #5,196 |
| 2009 | 21 | 21 | #4,710 |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | #7,590 |
| 2007 | 31 | 31 | #3,491 |
| 2006 | 21 | 21 | #4,470 |
| 2005 | 22 | 22 | #4,156 |
| 2004 | 20 | 20 | #4,379 |
| 2003 | 23 | 23 | #3,821 |
| 2002 | 28 | 28 | #3,243 |
| 2001 | 29 | 29 | #3,123 |
| 2000 | 31 | 31 | #2,908 |
| 1999 | 31 | 31 | #2,778 |
| 1998 | 60 | 60 | #1,714 |
| 1997 | 35 | — | #2,386 |
| 1996 | 33 | — | #2,417 |
| 1995 | 44 | — | #1,945 |
| 1994 | 52 | — | #1,728 |
| 1993 | 58 | — | #1,570 |
| 1992 | 94 | — | #1,141 |
| 1991 | 76 | — | #1,291 |
| 1990 | 80 | — | #1,233 |
| 1989 | 72 | — | #1,287 |
| 1988 | 76 | — | #1,161 |
| 1987 | 14 | — | #3,469 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #7,562 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #7,032 |