Hishaam
Boy · hi-SHAHM · Arabic
Hishaam is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Hishaam mean?
Arabic: spelling of Hisham
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik was the tenth Umayyad caliph, ruling from 724 to 743.
- Say it
- hi-SHAHM
Meaning borrowed from Hisham.
Is Hishaam a girl's or a boy's name?
Hishaam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hishaam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Hishaam, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 18 boys.
Half of all the boys named Hishaam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 24 boys in the UK were given Hishaam or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,108, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
- Hisham 19
- Hishaam 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Hishaam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,140 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
Names like Hishaam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan Hamza Hammad Habib Haseeb Hamid Samir Hasnain Amaan Isaam Hashim Saif
Other spellings of Hishaam
Names related to Hishaam
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