Hakeem

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Hakeem

Say it: hah-KEEM

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Meaning

From Arabic ḥakīm 'wise'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Wise

Its wave through time

Rising now

In the United States

05101518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1989per 100,000 babies of that sex
  • 5,478 babies given this name since 1971
  • At its height in 1989, about 1 in 7,200 boys
  • 226 babies in 2020

Through the ages

  1. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

African American

The family of the name

Other spellings: Hakim

ArabicḤakīm

Famous bearers

  • Hakeem Olajuwon, basketball player

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Where this comes from

  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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