Boys' name · since 1979
Hashem
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 608 babies named Hashem, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,014 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,543 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 608
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hashem is the #3543 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 608 recorded since 1979.
Hashem has 608 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3543 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #7,014 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,543 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 608 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hashem ranks #7,014 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,543 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 608 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,014 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,543 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 608
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hashem's 608 recorded births place it above 84.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Hashem compares
608 Top 40% higher than 60% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hashem's all-time total is 65% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hashem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 608 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hashem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hashem's full recorded timeline at 2007, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hashem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Hashem by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (220 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Hashem's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Hashem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 83
1990s
83 births
- 2000s
2000s
97 births
- 2010s
2010s
220 births
- 2020s
2020s
187 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 220 births (36% of all-time use).
How Hashem compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hashem's total volume
Hashem by state
Where Hashem concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 25 | 4.1% |
| #2 | California | | 23 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 23 | 3.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.8% |
25 of 608 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Hashem's data
- Hashem's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (220 total births) through the 2020s (187) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Hashems (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hashem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Hashem 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.