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Hisham

Boy

Meaning of Hisham: Arabic: 'generous'

Hisham is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4155th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1235th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4155

24 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1235

22 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

926

First recorded 1970 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 14 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 13 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 14 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 14 babies1988: 14 babies1989: 11 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 21 babies1993: 9 babies1994: 18 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 16 babies1999: 16 babies2000: 23 babies20002001: 22 babies2002: 23 babies2003: 22 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 23 babies2006: 18 babies2007: 21 babies2008: 25 babies2009: 19 babies2010: 17 babies20102011: 28 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 23 babies2014: 29 babies2015: 26 babies2016: 39 babies2017: 20 babies2018: 26 babies2019: 20 babies2020: 31 babies20202021: 17 babies2022: 21 babies2023: 25 babies2024: 28 babies2025: 24 babies
US babies named Hisham per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 39.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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