Girls' name · since 2010
Hikma
Hikma has 115 recorded births since 2010 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,608 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,800 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 115
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hikma is the #12800 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 115 recorded since 2010.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hikma has been recorded 115 times among girls since 2010, currently ranked #12800 nationally and more common than 26% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2025.
- #25,608 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,800 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 115 born since 2010
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hikma ranks #25,608 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,800 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 115 born since 2010, peaking in the 2020s.
- #25,608 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,800 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 115
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
Hikma's 115 recorded births place it above 64.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Hikma compares
115 27th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Hikma's all-time total is 69% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hikma | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 115 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hikma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hikma splits its recorded history at 2019: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2010 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hikma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Hikma by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (60 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Hikma's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Hikma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 60 births (52% of all-time use).
Hikma by state
Where Hikma concentrates geographically, total births since 2010
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 16 | 13.9% |
16 of 115 births nationwide.
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- Minnesota records the most Hikmas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hikma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2010–2025 (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 Hikma 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.