Hashim
Hashim was the 1998th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 76 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 1274th; the most babies were born in 2016 (90). Over the last ten years it has moved up 96 places. More babies were named Hashim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,998 boys, up 57 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 76boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201690 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,984babies recorded
Hashim popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,998 | 76 |
| 2020 | #2,055 | 69 |
| 2010 | #2,700 | 45 |
| 2000 | #2,943 | 30 |
| 1990 | #3,509 | 17 |
| 1980 | #2,476 | 20 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hashim, counting every spelling?
Hashim is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,489 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,998 for Hashim on its own. Together these spellings went to 108 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashim | 76 | #1,998 | 294 |
| Hashem | 32 | #3,543 | 162 |
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 Hashim?
76 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hashim (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hashim 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 110 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hashim.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hashim?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Hashim are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 29. That makes Hashim mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Hashim by state
How common Hashim was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.4×). In 42 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 Hashim: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hashim, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hashim
How popular is the name Hashim?
Hashim was the 1998th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 76 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 1274th; the most babies were born in 2016 (90). Over the last ten years it has moved up 96 places. More babies were named Hashim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Hashim a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hashim in the US.
Where is Hashim most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hashim was most common in New York (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by Minnesota and Ohio.