How popular is the name Hashim?

1,984 US babies were named Hashim between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2016.

What careers are people named Hashim over-represented in?

Among notable men who are writers, Hashims show up 1.2× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Hashim

Q: How common is the spelling Hashim?

The most common spelling: 77% of Hashims use it.

Hashim. 1,984 US babies since 1940, peak 2016. Notable Hashims are 1.2× over-represented as writers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2016

1,984 US babies were named Hashim between 1940 and 2025.

Hashim around the world

Scotland: 52 babies since 1974, peak 2024, No. 478 in 2024
England & Wales: 2,349 babies since 1996, peak 2013, No. 563 in 2025
Sweden: 72 babies since 1998, peak 2017, No. 1,530 in 2022
France: 70 babies since 1900, peak 2024, No. 2,933 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Hashims end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Politician	1.1×	Low · 8 people
Footballer	0.9×	Low · 6 people
Writer	1.2×	Low · 4 people
Professor	1.1×	Low · 4 people

Among notable men who are writers, Hashims show up 1.2× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 77% of Hashims use it

Hashim 77%
Hashem 23%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2016)