Hakim
Hakim was the 2777th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 880th with 90 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,340 places. More babies were named Hakim in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,777 boys, up 219 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 46boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197690 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,361babies recorded
Hakim popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,777 | 46 |
| 2020 | #2,996 | 39 |
| 2010 | #4,905 | 19 |
| 2000 | #1,977 | 52 |
| 1990 | #1,441 | 61 |
| 1980 | #1,207 | 58 |
| 1970 | #1,958 | 21 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hakim, counting every spelling?
Hakim is a spelling of Hakeem, a name family that ranked #1,166 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,777 for Hakim on its own. Together these spellings went to 163 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem | 117 | #1,502 | 813 |
| Hakim | 46 | #2,777 | 211 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Hakim?
46 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hakim (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hakim born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 182 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hakim.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hakim?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Hakim are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 18 and 46. That makes Hakim mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Hakim by state
How common Hakim was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.5×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hakim: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hakim, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hakim
How popular is the name Hakim?
Hakim was the 2777th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 880th with 90 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,340 places. More babies were named Hakim in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Hakim a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hakim in the US.
Where is Hakim most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hakim was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Maryland and Ohio.