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Hiram

Boy

Meaning of Hiram: Hebrew: 'exalted brother'

Hiram is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1624th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1624

103 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

14,456

First recorded 1880 · peak 1920

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 87 babies1982: 78 babies1983: 83 babies1984: 73 babies1985: 78 babies1986: 77 babies1987: 65 babies1988: 72 babies1989: 68 babies1990: 68 babies19901991: 59 babies1992: 64 babies1993: 65 babies1994: 67 babies1995: 70 babies1996: 80 babies1997: 75 babies1998: 82 babies1999: 82 babies2000: 71 babies20002001: 81 babies2002: 67 babies2003: 86 babies2004: 101 babies2005: 87 babies2006: 92 babies2007: 115 babies2008: 93 babies2009: 97 babies2010: 93 babies20102011: 74 babies2012: 85 babies2013: 106 babies2014: 100 babies2015: 117 babies2016: 90 babies2017: 111 babies2018: 106 babies2019: 92 babies2020: 109 babies20202021: 91 babies2022: 104 babies2023: 113 babies2024: 94 babies2025: 103 babies
US babies named Hiram per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 117.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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