Given name
Akeem
“God will judge”·“one who is wise; intelligent”
Akeem is a variant of Akim. One Russian interpretation is “God will judge.” In English use, Akeem has an alternative spelling in Hakim. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is wise; intelligent.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Akeem is a variant of Akim. One Russian interpretation is “God will judge.” In English use, Akeem has an alternative spelling in Hakim. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is wise; intelligent.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Akeem is a variant of Akim. An origin associated with Akim is Russian. In English use, Akeem has an alternative spelling in Hakim. An origin associated with Hakim is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Akeem through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,825
- 6,825 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 570 babies
- 2025
- 71
- #2,078 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 71 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,078 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 20.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 570 in 1990. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,312 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Akeem’s family of names
In English usage, Akeem has an alternative spelling in Hakim. In English usage, Akeem has a related form in Hakim. Akeem has a related form in Akim.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Akeem
- Akeem LatifuNigerian footballerborn 1989
- Akeem AgbetuNigerian footballerborn 1988
- Akeem HaynesOlympic runnerborn 1992
- Akeem BloomfieldJamaican sprinterborn 1997
- AJ JohnsonAmerican basketball player (born 2004)
- Akeem VargasGerman basketball player (born 1990)
- Akeem ScottAmerican basketball playerborn 1983
- Akeem OmoladeNigerian footballer1983–2022
- Akeem AbioyeNigerian footballerborn 1998
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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