Hashem
HaShem is a title used in Judaism to refer to God.
- Persian
Meaning & Origin of Hashem
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
HaShem is a title used in Judaism to refer to God.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Persian
The Story of Hashem
The earliest SSA record of Hashem as a baby boy name dates back to 1979, when 5 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 42 newborns named Hashem — #2,963 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Hashems. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,963 among baby boy names with 42 births, rising sharply (+35% over the past five years). In total, more than 658 Hashems 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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Notable people named Hashem
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Hashem Aghajari (born 1957), Iranian historian
- Hashem Akbari (born 1949), Iranian-American professor at Concordia University
- Hashem Akbarian (1897–1971), Iranian wrestler
- Mirza Hashem Amoli (1899–1993), Iranian ayatollah
- Hashem Beikzadeh (born 1984), Iranian footballer
- Hashem Kolahi (1956-2024), Iranian Olympic wrestler
- M. Hashem Pesaran (born 1946), British-Iranian economist
- Hashem Safieddine (1964–2024), Lebanese Shia cleric and Hezbollah militant leader
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Names that sound like Hashem
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About the name Hashem
Hashem is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 658 births in the dataset. Hashem's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,963. Use the chart and map above to compare Hashem'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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