Boys' name · since 1978
Hasheem
70 babies named Hasheem in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,810 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 70
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hasheem sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 70 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hasheem has been recorded 70 times among boys since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2017.
- #19,810 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 70 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hasheem ranks #19,810 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 70 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,810 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 70
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hasheem's 70 recorded births place it above 56.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hasheem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hasheem's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hasheem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2017
- Peak year (1991)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Hasheem by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (42 births, 60% of the file).
1990s was Hasheem's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Hasheem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 42 births (60% of all-time use).
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- Hasheem's decade-level peak was the 1990s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hasheem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hasheem draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.