Hakim
Hakim or Al-Hakim is a masculine given name from Arabic: حكيم ḥakīm "wise" or Arabic: حاکم ḥākem "ruler". Its Anglicized variant, especially in the United States, is Hakeem.
- Arabic
- Malay
- Indonesian
Meaning & Origin of Hakim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hakim or Al-Hakim is a masculine given name from Arabic: حكيم ḥakīm "wise" or Arabic: حاکم ḥākem "ruler". Its Anglicized variant, especially in the United States, is Hakeem.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Malay
- Indonesian
The Story of Hakim
The earliest SSA record of Hakim as a baby boy name dates back to 1962, when 9 babies received it. 1976 was its biggest year on record, with 90 newborns named Hakim — #877 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Hakims. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,438 among baby boy names with 57 births, rising sharply (+55% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Hakims have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Hakim
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About the name Hakim
Hakim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Hakim's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #877. Use the chart and map above to compare Hakim'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 .
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