Fun Facts About the Name Akeem
- More than 6 thousand babies named Akeem: U.S. records list 6,824 babies given the name Akeem from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Akeem Mean?
Akeem is an English spelling of the Arabic given name Ḥakīm (حكيم), which means "wise." It comes from the Arabic root ḥ-k-m, whose core sense is judging or deciding, so ḥakīm describes a person who is wise or sound in judgment. A closely related word from the same root, ḥākim (حاكم), means "ruler" or "judge," and the two are often written alike when put into English letters.
The spelling Akeem reflects English pronunciation of the same name rather than a different meaning; the name's established sense in English is simply "wise."
Akeem Name History & Origins
Ḥakīm is an old Arabic personal name. In the Qur'an, al-Ḥakīm ("the All-Wise") is one of the names used for God, which gave the human name a long religious footing throughout the Muslim world. It is used as a given name in Arabic-speaking countries, and in the form Hakim it is also common in Iran, Turkey, and South Asia. In Persian and Urdu, ḥakīm additionally became a standard title for a physician, so the name carries that association in those regions.
Akeem is one of several English transliterations of the same Arabic name, alongside Hakim, Hakeem, and Akim. The differences are matters of spelling and vowel rendering: Arabic has sounds that English writes in more than one way, so the initial syllable appears as A-, Ha-, or the like, and the long ī is written as "ee" or "i." The Akeem spelling is used in West Africa and in the United States, where it appears especially among African American families.
Prince Akeem, the main character of the 1988 film Coming to America, is a well-known fictional use of the name, but it is a traditional Arabic name rather than a creation of that film.
The similar-looking Russian name Akim is unrelated: it is a Russian form of the Hebrew-derived name Joachim, not a form of Ḥakīm.
How Popular is the Name Akeem?
Akeem recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1990. Its best rank was #405 in 1990.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,078 | 71 | 0.0042% |
| 2024 | #1,476 | 122 | 0.0071% |
| 2023 | #1,547 | 113 | 0.0066% |
| 2022 | #1,467 | 123 | 0.0071% |
| 2021 | #1,306 | 143 | 0.0082% |
| 2020 | #1,262 | 145 | 0.0084% |
| 2019 | #1,312 | 139 | 0.0078% |
| 2018 | #1,255 | 147 | 0.0081% |
| 2017 | #1,191 | 156 | 0.0084% |
| 2016 | #1,313 | 137 | 0.0072% |
| 2015 | #1,453 | 116 | 0.0061% |
| 2014 | #1,670 | 92 | 0.0048% |
| 2013 | #1,578 | 98 | 0.0052% |
| 2012 | #1,523 | 105 | 0.0055% |
| 2011 | #1,796 | 80 | 0.0042% |
| 2010 | #1,713 | 89 | 0.0046% |
| 2009 | #1,639 | 96 | 0.0048% |
| 2008 | #1,708 | 89 | 0.0044% |
| 2007 | #1,996 | 70 | 0.0034% |
| 2006 | #1,669 | 85 | 0.0041% |
| 2005 | #2,182 | 55 | 0.0028% |
| 2004 | #1,857 | 66 | 0.0033% |
| 2003 | #2,031 | 56 | 0.0028% |
| 2002 | #1,772 | 65 | 0.0033% |
| 2001 | #1,777 | 63 | 0.0032% |
| 2000 | #1,552 | 77 | 0.0039% |
| 1999 | #1,711 | 61 | 0.0032% |
| 1998 | #1,247 | 97 | 0.0051% |
| 1997 | #1,089 | 116 | 0.0062% |
| 1996 | #902 | 146 | 0.0077% |
| 1995 | #809 | 174 | 0.0091% |
| 1994 | #698 | 222 | 0.0115% |
| 1993 | #660 | 242 | 0.0123% |
| 1992 | #563 | 325 | 0.0163% |
| 1991 | #482 | 419 | 0.0207% |
| 1990 | #405 | 570 | 0.0278% |
| 1989 | #440 | 459 | 0.0229% |
| 1988 | #640 | 221 | 0.0115% |
| 1987 | #680 | 178 | 0.0095% |
| 1986 | #526 | 283 | 0.0154% |
| 1985 | #698 | 159 | 0.0086% |
| 1984 | #542 | 255 | 0.0141% |
| 1983 | #617 | 192 | 0.0107% |
| 1982 | #1,773 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1981 | #4,515 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #4,142 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #4,072 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #5,793 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #2,910 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1976 | #4,022 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #5,477 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #5,238 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #4,514 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #4,448 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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