Boys' name · since 1964
Hatem
Hatem has 131 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,645 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,890 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 131
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
131 babies have been named Hatem since 1964, making it today's #10890 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Hatem recorded 131 times among boys since 1964, holding rank #10890 nationally today, ahead of 22% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #15,645 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,890 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 131 born since 1964
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hatem ranks #15,645 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,890 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 131 born since 1964, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,645 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,890 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 131
- born since 1964
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hatem's 131 recorded births place it above 65.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Hatem compares
131 30th percentile among 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
Hatem's all-time total is 64% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hatem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 131 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hatem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hatem splits its recorded history at 2015: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hatem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Hatem by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (56 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Hatem's strongest decade.
56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Hatem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 9
1980s
9 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 56 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Hatem's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (56 total births) through the 2020s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hatem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Hatem 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.