Rakim · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1981

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 41 recorded years as a table

Rakim, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1981	3
1986	3
1987	7
1988	40
1989	36
1990	39
1991	38
1992	47
1993	30
1994	27
1995	23
1996	17
1997	19
1998	31
1999	16
2000	16
2001	15
2002	14
2003	12
2004	10
2005	11
2006	10
2007	15
2008	5
2009	11
2010	9
2011	13
2012	8
2013	16
2014	15
2015	7
2016	17
2017	11
2018	12
2019	8
2020	13
2021	13
2022	16
2023	12
2024	13
2025	8

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Rakim isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 13
Rank in 2025: #6,446
How rare: 1 in 131,390 boys
Since 1981: 1,322

Most popular in 1992, at 47 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 4% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.