Hakim is a distinctive choice, ranked #981 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Hakim in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#981
About the Name Hakim
Hakim is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1095 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #948 in 1999 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Hakim is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Hakim
Unlikely. With around 31 UK babies named Hakim per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hakim in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hakim is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1095 places over the last five years to #981 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Hakim is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Hakim include: Hakim Sahabo — Hakim Sahabo is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club AEK Athens.; Firhad Hakim — Firhad Hakim is an Indian politician serving since 2018 as the 38th mayor of Kolkata.; Hakim (singer) — Abdel Hakim Abdel Samad Kamel, known by the mononym Hakim (Arabic: حكيم), is an Egyptian shaabi singer..
Hakim does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Hakims in the wild.
31
UK babies named Hakim (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 1095 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hakim
Likely around 1 other Hakim in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Hakim
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Hakim Sahabo is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club AEK Athens. Born in Belgium, he represents the Rwanda national team.
Firhad Hakim is an Indian politician serving since 2018 as the 38th mayor of Kolkata. He is also the Cabinet Minister of Urban Development and Municipal Affairs and Housing in the Government of West Bengal.
Markos Hakim OFM was a Coptic Catholic bishop. Ordained to the priesthood in 1955, Hakim was appointed the first bishop of the Coptic Catholic Eparchy of Sohag, Egypt in 1982.