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How popular is the name Hishaam?

Births per year, rank history and how many Hishaams are alive today.

Hishaam (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 3684th in 2025 and given to 5 babies. The name peaked in 2004, when 18 babies were given the name, the 1077th most popular that year. It has declined since 2004; the 2025 figure is roughly 28% of its peak.

The Hishaam you are most likely to meet is around 21 years old. Half of all Hishaams born in England and Wales are between 13 and 26, and there are at least 230 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Hishaam - on average, only one in every 1,318 such rooms contains a Hishaam.

How many babies are named Hishaam each year?

051015200020201996: 51998: 81999: 62000: 112001: 82002: 92003: 82004: 182005: 122006: 92007: 92008: 92009: 62010: 102011: 52012: 42013: 62014: 72015: 72016: 102017: 32019: 52020: 42021: 32023: 52025: 5actual

Where does Hishaam rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,000200020201996: ranked 2,0201998: ranked 1,4851999: ranked 1,8502000: ranked 1,2412001: ranked 1,5952002: ranked 1,5192003: ranked 1,7712004: ranked 1,0772005: ranked 1,5342006: ranked 1,8922007: ranked 2,0232008: ranked 2,0972009: ranked 2,8372010: ranked 2,0362011: ranked 3,3002012: ranked 3,9872013: ranked 2,9542014: ranked 2,6902015: ranked 2,7072016: ranked 2,1752017: ranked 4,8122019: ranked 3,4112020: ranked 3,8482021: ranked 4,7892023: ranked 3,5242025: ranked 3,684

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Hishaam per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 18 in 2004
Hishaam: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Hishaam most popular?

Hishaam peaked in 2004, when 18 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Hishaam?

At least 230 people named Hishaam born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Hishaam?

Most living Hishaams are between 13 and 26; the most common age is about 21.

Is Hishaam becoming more or less popular?

Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.






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