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Akeema
How to Pronounce Akeema
Pronounced ah-KEE-mah /ษหkiห.mษ/Medium
Meaning: Akeema is best read as a feminine form of Akeem or Hakeem, from the Arabic hakim, meaning 'wise, judicious'; the added -a ending follows a common pattern for feminizing Arabic-rooted boys' names in American use.Low
Popularity in the U.S. ยท SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Akeema most plausibly feminizes Akeem or Hakeem, from the Arabic hakim, 'wise, judicious.' Adding -a to a familiar boy's name was a common way American families coined new girls' names in this period.
Akeema was never common, given to about nineteen girls a year at its peak around 1990, and it faded by the late 2010s. It reads as a clearly late-twentieth-century name.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Akeema mean?
It most plausibly feminizes Akeem or Hakeem, from the Arabic hakim, meaning 'wise, judicious.'
How do you pronounce Akeema?
It is said ah-KEE-mah /ษหkiห.mษ/, three syllables with the stress on the middle.
Is Akeema a boy or girl name?
Akeema is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Akeema?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to about nineteen girls a year at its peak around 1990.