Recorded 1976–2023 Boys' name Peak 2005 177 births

Hameed — boys' name

177 babies named Hameed in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s261980s211990s292000s482010s472020s6
2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Hameed was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

11 babies were named Hameed in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hameed

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Hameed between 1976 and 2023, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hameed currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hameed performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hameed shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hameed in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hameed in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 177 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hameed at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

177

Since 1976

48 years of records

Peak year

2005

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1976

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2023

Hameed popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1976

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2005)
11
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
4681012 20232016200820041995198919771976 9

Hameed by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
48 births that decade — 27% of Hameed's all-time total
1970s261980s211990s292000s482010s472020s6

Hameed by state

Where Hameed concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hameed
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 2.8%
Pennsylvania share of Hameed's total US births 2.8%

5 of 177 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hameed?
177 babies have been named Hameed since 1976. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2005 with 11 births.
When was Hameed most popular?
Hameed was most popular in the 2000s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Hameed most popular?
The top states for the name Hameed are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Hameed been used?
Hameed has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 48 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Hameed?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hamza, Hamilton, Hampton, Hamzah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.