Fahim
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- fah-HEEM
- Origin
- Arabic
Fahim is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “intelligent, understanding”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Fahim mean?
Arabic: from the root f-h-m
“intelligent, understanding”
From the Arabic root f-h-m, 'to understand', which also gives fahm, 'understanding'.
Is Fahim a girl's or a boy's name?
Fahim is a boys' name.
How popular is Fahim in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 34 boys.
Half of all the boys named Fahim in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Fahim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,288 |
| 2009 | 24 | #1,150 |
| 2008 | 18 | #1,378 |
| 2007 | 29 | #953 |
| 2006 | 21 | #1,131 |
| 2005 | 29 | #866 |
| 2004 | 34 | #746 |
| 2003 | 34 | #700 |
| 2002 | 27 | #770 |
| 2001 | 33 | #629 |
| 2000 | 28 | #713 |
| 1999 | 22 | #807 |
| 1998 | 33 | #605 |
| 1997 | 26 | #690 |
| 1996 | 24 | #697 |
How popular is Fahim in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Fahim in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Fahim in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,392 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,219 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,523 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,789 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 25 | #2,976 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
Names like Fahim
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Muhammad, Ahmed, Fahad, Abdullah, Qasim, Raheem, Ibrahim, Salim, Faizan, Saif, Umar
Names related to Fahim
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Fahim: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/fahim, updated 20 October 2026.