Boys' name · since 1970
Hisham
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 926 babies named Hisham, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,394 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,293 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 926
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hisham currently ranks #4293 among boys' names in America, with 926 babies recorded since 1970.
Hisham has 926 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4293 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #5,394 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,293 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 926 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hisham ranks #5,394 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,293 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 926 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,394 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,293 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 926
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hisham's 926 recorded births place it above 88.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Hisham compares
926 Top 33% higher than 67% of 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
Hisham's all-time total is 151% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hisham | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 926 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hisham's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hisham's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hisham popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Hisham by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (253 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Hisham's strongest decade.
253 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Hisham births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 51
1970s
51 births
- 1980s
1980s
116 births
- 1990s
1990s
138 births
- 2000s
2000s
222 births
- 2010s
2010s
253 births
- 2020s
2020s
146 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 253 births (27% of all-time use).
How Hisham compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hisham's total volume
Hisham by state
Where Hisham concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 46 | 5.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 41 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
46 of 926 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Hisham's data
- Hisham's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (253 total births) through the 2020s (146) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hishams (46 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hisham: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Hisham 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.