Given name
Jakeem
“one who is exalted”
Jakeem is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is exalted.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “one who is exalted.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jakeem through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,160
- 1,160 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 59 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #5,291 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,291 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 59 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 754 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.
Jakeem’s family of names
Jakeem has a related form in Jakim. Jakeem has a related form in Jakeam. Jakeem has a related form in Jakeim.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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