Himmat
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HIM-at
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #709 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,582 for boys
Himmat is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “courage, determination”. In 2025 it ranked 709th for boys in the UK (55 babies) and 3,582nd for boys in the US (31 babies).
What does Himmat mean?
Arabic: Arabic himma, via Persian into Punjabi
“courage, determination”
Bhai Himmat Singh was one of the Panj Pyare, the first five Sikhs initiated into the Khalsa in 1699.
Is Himmat a girl's or a boy's name?
Himmat is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 55 boys in the UK and 31 boys in the US.
How popular is Himmat in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 709th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 55 about 1 in 5,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 119% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 55 boys in the UK were named Himmat, making it the 709th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,356th. 3 girls were also named Himmat in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Himmat of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Himmat in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 658th in England and Wales.
Himmat in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | #709 |
| 2024 | 26 | #1,177 |
| 2023 | 35 | #969 |
| 2022 | 24 | #1,229 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 20 | #1,356 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,351 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,636 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
How popular is Himmat in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,582nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 31 about 1 in 55,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 109% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 31 boys in the US were named Himmat, making it the 3,582nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. It first appears in the records in 2010.
2025 had the most boys named Himmat of any year since it first appeared, in 2010.
Half of all the boys named Himmat in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Himmat in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #3,582 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,738 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,846 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
Names like Himmat
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zayaan, Zayan, Hamza, Muhammad, Huzaifa, Musa, Zayd, Zayyan, Musab, Azaan, Arham, Umar
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, “Himmat: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/himmat, updated 20 October 2026.