Hakima
Hakima is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Hakima
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hakima is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Hakima
Hakima first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 7 Hakimas were born — ranking #10,271 that year. As of 2026, Hakima ranks #11,386 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 29 Hakimas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Hakima
Hakima is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 29 births in the dataset. Hakima's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #10,271. Use the chart and map above to compare Hakima'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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