US rank #2216 Boys' name Peak 2016 1,907 births

Hashim — #2216 US boys' name

1,907 babies named Hashim in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1931980s1591990s2342000s3652010s6692020s287
#2216
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Hashim was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

90 babies were named Hashim in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hashim

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,907 babies named Hashim between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hashim currently holds the #2216 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 90 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hashim performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 669 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hashim shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 197 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Hashim in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hashim 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 1,907 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.

Hashim at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,907

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2016

90 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,216

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hashim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
90
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
020406080100 202420172010200319961989198219751971 6

Hashim by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
669 births that decade — 35% of Hashim's all-time total
1970s1931980s1591990s2342000s3652010s6692020s287

Hashim by state

Where Hashim concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Hashim
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
197 10.3%
#2 Texas
86 4.5%
#3 California
72 3.8%
#4 Minnesota
49 2.6%
#5 Ohio
44 2.3%
#6 New Jersey
38 2.0%
#7 Illinois
31 1.6%
#8 Michigan
19 1.0%
New York share of Hashim's total US births 10.3%
Even split

197 of 1,907 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Hashim appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hashim?
1,907 babies have been named Hashim since 1971. It currently ranks #2216 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 90 births.
When was Hashim most popular?
Hashim was most popular in the 2010s decade with 669 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Hashim most popular?
The top states for the name Hashim are New York (197 births), Texas (86 births), California (72 births).
How long has the name Hashim been used?
Hashim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hashim?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hassan, Hasan, Haskell, Haskel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1971–2024 (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.