Yakim
Yakim is a name with a single cultural origin: Russian.
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Yakim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yakim is a name with a single cultural origin: Russian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
The Story of Yakim
American parents first put Yakim on the record books as a baby boy name in 2023, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 5 Yakims were born — ranking #12,230 that year. Yakim last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Yakim
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About the name Yakim
Yakim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2023 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Yakim's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #12,230. Use the chart and map above to compare Yakim's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.