Hashim
Hashim is a common male Arabic given name.
Meaning & Origin of Hashim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hashim is a common male Arabic given name.
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The Story of Hashim
Hashim first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1971, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 90 Hashims were born — ranking #1,724 that year. As of 2026, Hashim ranks #2,340 for baby boys with 61 births, falling sharply (-15%). In total, more than 2K Hashims 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 Hashim
Hashim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Hashim's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #1,268. Use the chart and map above to compare Hashim'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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