Hashim
Boy · HA-shim · Arabic
Hashim is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “crusher, one who breaks bread”. In 2025 it ranked 581st for boys in the UK (73 babies) and 1,992nd for boys in the US (76 babies).
What does Hashim mean?
Arabic
“crusher, one who breaks bread”
Hashim, great-grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad, gave his name to the Hashemite clan and Jordan's royal family.
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Is Hashim a girl's or a boy's name?
Hashim is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 73 boys in the UK and 76 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hashim in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #581among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 73about 1 in 4,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 73 boys in the UK were named Hashim, making it the 581st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 567th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 123 boys.
Half of all the boys named Hashim in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 563rd in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Hashim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 | #581 |
| 2024 | 93 | #479 |
| 2023 | 67 | #611 |
| 2022 | 86 | #512 |
| 2021 | 80 | #545 |
| 2020 | 74 | #567 |
| 2019 | 102 | #449 |
| 2018 | 95 | #477 |
| 2017 | 109 | #439 |
| 2016 | 100 | #461 |
| 2015 | 97 | #466 |
| 2014 | 106 | #432 |
| 2013 | 123 | #376 |
| 2012 | 96 | #460 |
| 2011 | 89 | #472 |
| 2010 | 106 | #411 |
| 2009 | 91 | #457 |
| 2008 | 78 | #506 |
| 2007 | 105 | #383 |
| 2006 | 87 | #427 |
| 2005 | 77 | #421 |
| 2004 | 58 | #497 |
| 2003 | 71 | #408 |
| 2002 | 63 | #410 |
| 2001 | 64 | #412 |
| 2000 | 58 | #423 |
| 1999 | 51 | #475 |
| 1998 | 43 | #509 |
| 1997 | 42 | #505 |
| 1996 | 30 | #601 |
How popular is Hashim in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,992among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 76about 1 in 22,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 76 boys in the US were named Hashim, making it the 1,992nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,046th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 90 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Hashim than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Hashim in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hashim in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76 | #1,992 |
| 2024 | 65 | #2,210 |
| 2023 | 62 | #2,276 |
| 2022 | 43 | #2,917 |
| 2021 | 48 | #2,651 |
| 2020 | 69 | #2,046 |
| 2019 | 80 | #1,868 |
| 2018 | 77 | #1,919 |
| 2017 | 69 | #2,032 |
| 2016 | 90 | #1,724 |
| 2015 | 67 | #2,086 |
| 2014 | 68 | #2,062 |
| 2013 | 63 | #2,112 |
| 2012 | 67 | #2,048 |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,747 |
| 2010 | 45 | #2,681 |
| 2009 | 49 | #2,559 |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,311 |
| 2006 | 45 | #2,620 |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,524 |
| 2004 | 31 | #3,154 |
| 2003 | 32 | #2,989 |
| 2002 | 43 | #2,368 |
| 2001 | 36 | #2,613 |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,916 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,779 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,906 |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1994 | 21 | #3,209 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,407 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,461 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,609 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,197 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,517 |
| 1981 | 20 | #2,417 |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,443 |
| 1979 | 25 | #2,048 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,375 |
| 1977 | 49 | #1,268 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,262 |
| 1975 | 26 | #1,834 |
| 1974 | 22 | #1,983 |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,214 |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,243 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
Names like Hashim
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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