Hakeem
Pronounced AA0 K IY1 M (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1989
- 63 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Hakeem?
Hakeem is a boys' name, and first appears in 1962. It has been given to 8,505 children — the 1,171st most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 1989, when 320 children were given it.
Hakim is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Hakeem and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Hakim
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AA0 K IY1 M · HH AA0 K IY1 M
- Stress pattern:
- 01 · 01
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Hakeem
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Hakeem
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Hakeem?
- Hakeem ranks 1,171st among boys' names in US records, with 8,505 births since 1962. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,246.
- Is Hakeem a unisex name?
- No. Hakeem is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Hakeem most popular?
- 1989, when 320 children were given the name. It has been in use for 63 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Hakeem spelled?
- Hakim. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.