Hakim
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ha-KEEM
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,337 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,764 for boys
Hakim is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “wise”. In 2025 it ranked 1,337th for boys in the UK (22 babies) and 2,764th for boys in the US (46 babies).
What does Hakim mean?
Arabic
“wise”
Arabic for wise; in South Asia a hakim is also a practitioner of traditional medicine.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Hakim a girl's or a boy's name?
Hakim is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 22 boys in the UK and 46 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hakim in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,337among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 212% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were named Hakim, making it the 1,337th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,052nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 31 boys.
Half of all the boys named Hakim in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 88 boys in the UK were given Hakim or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #473, up from #1,337 for this spelling alone.
- Hakeem 66
- Hakim 22
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,275th in England and Wales.
Hakim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #1,337 |
| 2024 | 31 | #1,041 |
| 2023 | 28 | #1,131 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,561 |
| 2021 | 25 | #1,200 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,252 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 16 | #1,001 |
| 1998 | 15 | #1,016 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,174 |
| 1996 | 13 | #1,083 |
How popular is Hakim in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,764among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 46about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 46 boys in the US were named Hakim, making it the 2,764th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,979th. Its busiest year was 1976, with 90 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the boys named Hakim in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 163 boys in the US were given Hakim or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,114, up from #2,764 for this spelling alone.
- Hakeem 117
- Hakim 46
Hakim in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #2,764 |
| 2024 | 58 | #2,393 |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,951 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3,276 |
| 2021 | 29 | #3,736 |
| 2020 | 39 | #2,979 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,896 |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,520 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,310 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,078 |
| 2014 | 32 | #3,369 |
| 2013 | 28 | #3,659 |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,447 |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,234 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,580 |
| 2008 | 34 | #3,284 |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,311 |
| 2006 | 34 | #3,152 |
| 2005 | 39 | #2,748 |
| 2004 | 34 | #2,949 |
| 2003 | 33 | #2,918 |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,245 |
| 2001 | 45 | #2,245 |
| 2000 | 52 | #1,964 |
| 1999 | 38 | #2,344 |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,009 |
| 1997 | 35 | #2,344 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 34 | #2,294 |
| 1994 | 57 | #1,603 |
| 1993 | 51 | #1,694 |
| 1992 | 56 | #1,567 |
| 1991 | 36 | #2,046 |
| 1990 | 61 | #1,430 |
| 1989 | 41 | #1,826 |
| 1988 | 43 | #1,640 |
| 1987 | 31 | #1,970 |
| 1986 | 36 | #1,724 |
| 1985 | 43 | #1,523 |
| 1984 | 34 | #1,689 |
| 1983 | 52 | #1,274 |
| 1982 | 52 | #1,292 |
| 1981 | 52 | #1,270 |
| 1980 | 58 | #1,204 |
| 1979 | 68 | #1,077 |
| 1978 | 63 | #1,099 |
| 1977 | 61 | #1,113 |
| 1976 | 90 | #878 |
| 1975 | 57 | #1,114 |
| 1974 | 43 | #1,290 |
| 1973 | 44 | #1,238 |
| 1972 | 37 | #1,391 |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,125 |
| 1970 | 21 | #1,938 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 9 | #2,906 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,229 |
| 1966 | 8 | #2,985 |
| 1965 | 8 | #2,980 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,857 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
Names like Hakim
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Hamza Ahmed Abdullah Raheem Ibrahim Umar Mustafa Amir Musa Khalid Salim
Other spellings of Hakim
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
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, “Hakim: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hakim, updated 20 October 2026.