The baby name Akeem is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced uh-KEEM (ə-KEEM) or ah-KEEM (ɑː-KEEM).
Akeem is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Akeem is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced uh-KEEM (ə-KEEM) or ah-KEEM (ɑː-KEEM).
Akeem is Arabic in Origin.
Akeem is an Anglicized given name derived from Arabic Hakim (حكيم), meaning "wise, judicious," a term that also denotes a sage or physician and serves as one of the 99 epithets of God in Islam (al-Hakim, "the All-Wise"). The spelling with initial A reflects English phonetic preferences; more literal transliterations include Hakeem and Hakim.
Usage in the English-speaking world rose sharply in the late 1980s, helped by Nigerian-born basketball star Hakeem Olajuwon, publicly known as Akeem early in his career, and by the pop-culture splash of Eddie Murphy's Prince Akeem in Coming to America (1988). The name remains favored in African and Caribbean diasporic communities. Variants and related forms include Hakeem, Hakim, and the feminine Hakima; Keem appears as a clipped nickname. Note that Akim can be a separate Slavic form of Joachim, unrelated in meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2002 | #1 | — | 523 |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| JM | 0 | #46 | 42 | 3,714 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #48 | 485 | 6,876 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #112 | 4,903 | 16,906 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #151 | 4 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| NG | 0 | #171 | 95 | 5,926 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #274 | 5 | 7,507 |
| Canada | Boys | 2023 | #301 | 9 | 2,601 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| MY | 0 | #349 | 6 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #358 | 4 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #384 | 4 | 2,865 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| LY | 0 | #509 | 27 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #625 | 163 | 15,093 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #676 | 7 | 3,552 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #735 | 9 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #771 | 122 | 7,044 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #940 | 12 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,056 | 56 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,059 | 34 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,124 | 55 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,451 | 21 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,583 | 32 | 28,008 |
Akeem is popular in 47 countries — most recent births per country:
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