Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Haitham

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #4,300 Trend ↑ Rising 78%
Rank 2025
#4,300
among boys · ↑1,704 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
24
named Haitham
How common
1 in 71,170
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
24 babies
All-time total
350
#9,747 all-time among boys
First recorded
1972
in Social Security records

Haitham popularity over time

350 babies have been named Haitham since 1972, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
00.010.010.0218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 16 2 – #5,175
1980s 35 4 +119% #5,174
1990s 23 2 -34% #7,241
2000s 62 6 +170% #6,410
2010s 124 12 +100% #5,369
2020s (to 2025) 90 15 +21% #4,300

Where Haitham is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 27 0.02 outside top 500
2027 29 0.02 outside top 500
2028 31 0.02 outside top 500
2029 33 0.02 outside top 500
2030 35 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Haitham

Haitham is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,300 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 350 American babies have been named Haitham. Its peak came in 2025, when 24 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Haitham stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Haitham?

The median living Haitham is about 12 years old; half are between 5 and 22. An estimated 300 people named Haitham are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Haitham year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 24 #4,300
2024 15 #6,004
2023 15 #6,036
2022 16 #5,704
2021 8 #9,130
2020 12 #6,760
2019 9 #8,433
2018 11 #7,303
2017 15 #5,897
2016 12 #6,867
2015 17 #5,369
2014 9 #8,381
2013 14 #6,025
2012 15 #5,802
2011 12 #6,737
2010 10 #7,782
2009 7 #10,225
2008 – –
2007 6 #11,420
2006 9 #8,251
2005 8 #8,562
2004 9 #7,755
2003 11 #6,410
2002 5 #11,308
2001 7 #8,621
2000 – –
1995 – –
1990 5 #8,603
1985 – –
1980 5 #6,621
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Haitham

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Haitham bin Tariq Haitham bin Tariq Sultan of Oman since 2020 b. 1955 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Haitham, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Haitham?

The median living Haitham is about 12 years old. Half of all living Haithams are between 5 and 22 years old.

How many people named Haitham are alive today?

An estimated 300 people named Haitham are alive in the United States, based on 350 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Haitham in 2025?

Haitham ranked #4,300 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Haitham?

350 babies have been named Haitham in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Haitham most popular?

Haitham peaked in 2025, when 24 newborns received the name.

Is Haitham a boy or girl name?

Haitham is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Haitham rising or falling?

Haitham is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Haitham become more popular?

Haitham is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 35 boys named Haitham in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Haitham?

Well-known people named Haitham include Haitham bin Tariq (politician).

Names like Haitham

Names that sound and feel close to Haitham: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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