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boys' name ★ peaked 2016

Hisham

Meaning generous Gender Boy Rank 2025 #4,308 Trend → Stable

Hisham is an Arabic male given name which means "generous".

Rank 2025
#4,308
among boys · ↓386 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
24
named Hisham · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 71,170
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2016
39 babies
All-time total
926
#5,397 all-time among boys
First recorded
1970
in Social Security records

Hisham popularity over time

926 babies have been named Hisham since 1970, 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
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2016Boys

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 51 5 – #3,698
1980s 116 12 +127% #3,106
1990s 138 14 +19% #3,151
2000s 222 22 +61% #3,567
2010s 253 25 +14% #3,024
2020s (to 2025) 146 24 -4% #3,522

Where Hisham 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 24 0.01 outside top 500
2027 25 0.01 outside top 500
2028 25 0.01 outside top 500
2029 25 0.01 outside top 500
2030 25 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Hisham

Hisham is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,308 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 926 American babies have been named Hisham. Its peak came in 2016, when 39 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Hisham stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hisham?

The median living Hisham is about 18 years old; half are between 9 and 30. An estimated 900 people named Hisham are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

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

Hisham 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 #4,308
2024 28 #3,922
2023 25 #4,259
2022 21 #4,768
2021 17 #5,418
2020 31 #3,522
2019 20 #4,864
2018 26 #4,035
2017 20 #4,814
2016 39 #3,024
2015 26 #4,019
2014 29 #3,647
2013 23 #4,230
2012 25 #4,056
2011 28 #3,723
2010 17 #5,338
2009 19 #5,000
2008 25 #4,073
2007 21 #4,549
2006 18 #4,937
2005 23 #3,979
2004 26 #3,567
2003 22 #3,888
2002 23 #3,713
2001 22 #3,767
2000 23 #3,572
1995 8 #6,612
1990 12 #4,511
1985 14 #3,282
1980 6 #5,811
1975 – –
1970 7 #4,009
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
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1915 – –
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Famous people named Hisham

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

  1. 1 Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik Umayyad caliph from 724 to 743 691–743 · Medieval
  2. 2 Hisham II Hisham II Caliph of Córdoba (r. 976–1009; 1010–1013) 965–1013 · Medieval
  3. 3 Hisham III of Córdoba Caliph of Córdoba from 1026 to 1031 975–1036 · Medieval
  4. 4 Hisham I of Córdoba Hisham I of Córdoba Emir of Córdoba from 788 to 796 757–796 · Medieval
  5. 5 Hisham ibn al-Kalbi Hisham ibn al-Kalbi Arab historian (737–819) Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Hisham?

The median living Hisham is about 18 years old. Half of all living Hishams are between 9 and 30 years old.

How many people named Hisham are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Hisham are alive in the United States, based on 926 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Hisham mean?

Hisham is an Arabic male given name which means "generous".

How popular is the name Hisham in 2025?

Hisham ranked #4,308 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 Hisham?

926 babies have been named Hisham in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hisham most popular?

Hisham peaked in 2016, when 39 newborns received the name.

Is Hisham a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Hisham rising or falling?

Hisham has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Hisham become more popular?

Hisham looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 boys named Hisham in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Hisham?

Well-known people named Hisham include Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (politician), Hisham II (politician), Hisham III of Córdoba (politician).

Names like Hisham

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