Hashim is a distinctive choice, ranked #563 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Hashim in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#563
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About the Name Hashim
Hashim is steadily gaining in popularity, up 68 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #345 in 2013, and it currently sits at #461. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Hashim is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Hashim in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Hashim
Akam Hashim — Akam Hashim Rahman, is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a center back or midfielder for Al-Zawraa, and the Iraq national team.
Hashim Thaçi — Hashim Thaçi is a Kosovo Albanian politician.
Hashim Amla — Hashim Mahomed Amla OIS is a South African former international cricketer who captained the national team in Test matches and One Day Internationals (ODIs).
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Hashim
Unlikely. With around 69 UK babies named Hashim per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hashim in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hashim has been fairly steady, ranked #563 in 2025 against #529 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #345 in 2013.
Hashim 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 Hashim include: Akam Hashim, Hashim Thaçi and Hashim Amla. Short summaries for each appear below.
Hashim does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Hashims in the wild.
69
UK babies named Hashim (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 34 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hashim
Almost certainly the only Hashim in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Hashim
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Hashim Mahomed Amla OIS is a South African former international cricketer who captained the national team in Test matches and One Day Internationals (ODIs).
Banu Hashim (Arabic: بنو هاشم, romanized: Banū Hāshim) is an Ancient Arab clan within the Quraysh tribe to which the Islamic prophet Muhammad belonged, named after Muhammad's great-grandfather Hashim ibn Abd Manaf.