Hamim
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- hah-MEEM
- Origin
- Arabic
Hamim is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “close friend”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hamim mean?
Arabic: Arabic hamim, 'close friend'
“close friend”
From Arabic hamim, meaning a close or intimate friend.
Is Hamim a girl's or a boy's name?
Hamim is a boys' name.
How popular is Hamim in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Hamim in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hamim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
Names like Hamim
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Ahmed, Hammad, Muhammad, Abdullah, Salim, Habib, Fahad, Raheem, Umar, Musab, Zaim
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) 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, “Hamim: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hamim, updated 20 October 2026.