Given name & surname
Hakeem
“one who is wise; intelligent”
In English use, Hakeem is a variant of Hakim. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is wise; intelligent.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Hakeem is a variant of Hakim. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is wise; intelligent.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Hakeem is a variant of 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 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hakeem through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,299
- 6,299 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 279 babies
- 2025
- 117
- #1,502 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 117 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,502 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 22.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 279 in 1989. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,440 as a first name in 2020; 758 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hakeem’s family of names
Hakeem has a related form in Hakim. In English usage, Hakeem has an alternative spelling in Hakim.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Hakeem
- Hakeem OlajuwonNigerian-American basketball playerborn 1963
- Hakeem JeffriesAmerican politician (born 1970)
- ChamillionaireAmerican rapper (born 1979)
- Hakeem Noor-ud-Dincaliph of the Ahmadiyya1841–1914
- Hakeem NicksAmerican football playerborn 1988
- Hakeem DawoduCanadian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighterborn 1991
- Hakeem ShakerIraqi footballerborn 1963
- Hakeem EffectsNigerian special effects artistborn 1978
- Hakeem al-AraibiBahraini footballer and dissidentborn 1993
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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