Haytham
Haytham, Haitham or Haitem is an Arabic male name meaning "young hawk" or "young eagle". It is highly popular among Middle Eastern communities and originated in Arab States of the Persian Gulf.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Haytham
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Haytham, Haitham or Haitem is an Arabic male name meaning "young hawk" or "young eagle". It is highly popular among Middle Eastern communities and originated in Arab States of the Persian Gulf.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Haytham
The earliest SSA record of Haytham as a baby boy name dates back to 1980, when 5 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 25 newborns named Haytham — #4,014 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Haythams. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,251 among baby boy names with 18 births, gradually falling (-6%). In total, more than 366 Haythams have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Haytham
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About the name Haytham
Haytham is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 366 births in the dataset. Haytham's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #4,014. Use the chart and map above to compare Haytham'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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