Recorded 1964–2023 Boys' name Peak 1985 125 births

Hatem — boys' name

125 babies named Hatem in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s71980s91990s102000s132010s562020s25
2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Hatem was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

9 babies were named Hatem in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hatem

The Social Security Administration has registered 125 babies named Hatem between 1964 and 2023, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hatem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hatem performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Hatem shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hatem 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 125 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.

Hatem at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

125

Since 1964

60 years of records

Peak year

1985

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1964

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2023

Hatem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1964

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1985)
9
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
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Hatem by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
56 births that decade — 45% of Hatem's all-time total
1960s51970s71980s91990s102000s132010s562020s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hatem?
125 babies have been named Hatem since 1964. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1985 with 9 births.
When was Hatem most popular?
Hatem was most popular in the 2010s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Hatem been used?
Hatem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 60 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Hatem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hatcher, Hattie, Hatim, Hattan, and 2 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, 1964–2023 (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.