Recorded 2009–2020 Boys' name Peak 2009 10 births

Hishaam — boys' name

10 babies named Hishaam in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52020s5
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Hishaam was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

5 babies were named Hishaam in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hishaam

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Hishaam between 2009 and 2020, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hishaam currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hishaam performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Hishaam shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hishaam 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 10 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.

Hishaam at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

10

Since 2009

12 years of records

Peak year

2009

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2009

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2020

Hishaam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2009

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2009)
5
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5 20202009 5

Hishaam by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
5 births that decade — 50% of Hishaam's all-time total
2000s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hishaam?
10 babies have been named Hishaam since 2009. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2009 with 5 births.
When was Hishaam most popular?
Hishaam was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Hishaam been used?
Hishaam has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 12 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Hishaam?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hisham, Hisao, Hisashi. 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, 2009–2020 (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.