Akeem has been given to about 6,825 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Its best year was 1990, when 570 babies were given the name, ranking 405th. The typical living American called Akeem is about 32 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.