Haashim
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HA-shim
- Origin
- Arabic
Haashim is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “crusher, one who breaks bread”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Haashim mean?
Arabic: spelling of Hashim
“crusher, one who breaks bread”
Hashim, great-grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad, gave his name to the Hashemite clan and Jordan's royal family.
Meaning borrowed from Hashim. More on Wiktionary.
Is Haashim a girl's or a boy's name?
Haashim is a boys' name.
How popular is Haashim in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Haashim in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Haashim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Haashim
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan, Qasim, Haseeb, Hammad, Habib, Hamza, Hamid, Salim, Humza, Samir, Umair, Raahim
Names related to Haashim
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Haashim: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/haashim, updated 20 October 2026.