Hashim is a distinctive choice, ranked #461 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Hashim in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#461
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 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 Hashim
Unlikely. With around 87 UK babies named Hashim per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hashim in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hashim is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 68 places over the last five years to #461 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 — 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)..
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.
87
UK babies named Hashim (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 68 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hashim
Likely around 1 other Hashim in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
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 Thaçi is a Kosovo Albanian politician. He was the first prime minister of Kosovo and the Foreign minister and deputy prime minister in the cabinet led by Isa Mustafa.
Hashim Mahomed Amla OIS is a South African former international cricketer who captained the national team in Test matches and One Day Internationals (ODIs). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen to have played for South Africa, and one of the greatest top-order batsmen of his era.
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Azman bin Hashim is a Malaysian businessman and investor who is one of the richest people in Malaysia. His net worth was estimated by Forbes to be US$660 million in 2024.
Hashim Sujono Djojohadikusumo is an Indonesian entrepreneur and politician who is the younger brother of Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto. In 2014, he was considered a billionaire.
Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin was the 25th Sultan of Brunei from 1885 until his death in 1906. Pengiran Anak Hashim or Hashim Jalilul was a prominent and controversial figure in Bruneian history.
Hashim Ardashir Larijani, better known as Mirza Hashim Amoli, was an Iranian Twelver Shia scholar and cleric. Born in Larijan, Iran, he is considered the patriarch of the Larijani family and is the father of Ali Larijani, the former secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
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. Members of this clan, and especially their descendants, are also referred to as Hashemites, Hashimites, Hashimids, or Bakara and often carry the surname al-Hāshimī.