Recorded 1978–2017 Boys' name Peak 1991 70 births

Hasheem — boys' name

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.

1970s51980s61990s422000s62010s11
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Hasheem was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

9 babies were named Hasheem in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hasheem

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Hasheem between 1978 and 2017, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hasheem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hasheem performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hasheem shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hasheem 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 70 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.

Hasheem at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

70

Since 1978

40 years of records

Peak year

1991

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1978

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2017

Hasheem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1978

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1991)
9
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Hasheem by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
42 births that decade — 60% of Hasheem's all-time total
1970s51980s61990s422000s62010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hasheem?
70 babies have been named Hasheem since 1978. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1991 with 9 births.
When was Hasheem most popular?
Hasheem was most popular in the 1990s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Hasheem been used?
Hasheem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 40 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Hasheem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hassan, Hasan, Haskell, Hashim, 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, 1978–2017 (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.