Hashim
From Arabic, meaning "crusher", "destroyer", or "one who breaks something".
Name Census estimates that about 1,869 living Americans carry the first name Hashim. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Hashim today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Hashim births was 2016 (90 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Hashim. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Hashim with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.9K
~ 1 in 183,389 Americans
Peak year
2016
90 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,209
Tracked since 1971
Census
Hashim in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,935 people with the first name Hashim, which placed it at #7,749 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#7,749
National first-name rank
People counted
1.9K
1,935 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
37.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Hashim
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hashim is Black at 37.9%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (30.1%) and White (24.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Hashim described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Hashim at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American37.9% · 734
- Asian and Pacific Islander30.1% · 582
- White24.8% · 479
- Two or more races4.9% · 94
- Hispanic or Latino2.3% · 44
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 2
Popularity
Hashim: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Hashim from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 669 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Hashim remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hashim by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Hashim during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Hashims live
The SSA's state-level files cover 12 states and territories. New York, Texas, California recorded the most babies named Hashim, while Pennsylvania, Georgia, Maryland recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 47 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Hashim
The name Hashim is of Arabic origin, derived from the Semitic root word "hashm," which means "crusher" or "one who breaks." It has been used predominantly in the Islamic world, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa, for centuries.
The earliest known reference to the name Hashim can be found in the Quran, the central religious text of Islam. Hashim was the name of an ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad, who lived in Mecca around the 5th century CE. He was a member of the Quraish tribe and played a significant role in the history of Mecca as a respected and influential leader.
One of the most famous historical figures bearing the name Hashim was Hashim bin Abd Manaf (464-510 CE), the great-grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad. He was a prominent figure in Mecca and is credited with establishing the tradition of providing food and water to pilgrims visiting the Kaaba, the sacred shrine in Mecca.
Another notable figure with the name Hashim was Hashim al-Marwani (680-725 CE), a member of the Umayyad dynasty and the governor of Armenia and Adharbayjan (present-day Iran and parts of the Caucasus region) during the reign of the Umayyad Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik.
In more recent history, Hashim Reza (1856-1935) was a prominent Iranian political figure and one of the leaders of the Constitutional Revolution in Iran, which aimed to establish a constitutional monarchy and limit the absolute power of the Shah.
Hashim Amla (born 1983) is a South African cricketer who has represented the national team and is known for his strong batting performances. He was the first South African captain of Muslim faith and has been recognized for his contributions to the sport.
The name Hashim has also been used in various literary works, including the famous Arabic poem "Mu'allaqat" by Imru' al-Qais, which mentions a person named Hashim ibn al-Namir al-Qaysi, a pre-Islamic Arab poet and warrior.
People
Hashim + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Hashim as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Hashim: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hashim?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,869 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Hashim going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 183,389 US residents.
Is Hashim a common name?
We classify Hashim as "Rare". It ranks above 93.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,907 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Hashim most popular?
The single biggest year for Hashim was 2016, when 90 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Hashim is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Hashim in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,935 people with the name Hashim, or 0.64 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,749 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Hashim in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Hashim?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Hashim appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,941 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Hashim?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hashim is Black at 37.9%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (30.1%) and White (24.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Hashim most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Hashim in the 2020 Census, accounting for 37.9% (734 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Hashim in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Hashim a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Hashim in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Hashim still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Hashim in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Hashim can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Hashim?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.