Hameed
Hameed is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Urdu.
- Arabic
- Urdu
Meaning & Origin of Hameed
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hameed is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Urdu.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
The Story of Hameed
The earliest SSA record of Hameed as a baby boy name dates back to 1976, when 9 babies received it. 2005 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Hameed — #6,633 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Hameeds. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 177 Hameeds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Hameed
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About the name Hameed
Hameed is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 177 births in the dataset. Hameed's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #6,633. Use the chart and map above to compare Hameed'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.