Hisham is a distinctive choice, ranked #1406 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Hisham in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1406
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About the Name Hisham
Hisham is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1169 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #814 in 2001 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Hisham is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Hisham in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Hisham
Hisham Kasimu — Hisham Kasimu is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League South club AFC Totton.
Hisham Mackie — Hisham Mackie is a Sierra Leonean businessman.
Hisham III of Córdoba — Hisham III (Arabic: هشام الثالث in full المعتد بالله” هشام بن محمد) was the last Umayyad ruler in the Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia), and the last person to hold the title Caliph of Córdoba.
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 Hisham
Unlikely. With around 19 UK babies named Hisham per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hisham in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hisham is rising: up 998 places since 2020, to #1,406 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #814 in 2001.
Hisham 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 Hisham include: Hisham Kasimu, Hisham Mackie and Hisham Tawfiq. Short summaries for each appear below.
Hisham does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Hishams in the wild.
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UK babies named Hisham (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
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Rank change (last 5 years)
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hisham
Almost certainly the only Hisham in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
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✨ Similar names to Hisham
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Hisham III (Arabic: هشام الثالث in full المعتد بالله” هشام بن محمد) was the last Umayyad ruler in the Al-Andalus (Moorish Iberia), and the last person to hold the title Caliph of Córdoba.
Abu Muhammad Abd al-Malik ibn Hisham ibn Ayyub al-Himyari (Arabic: أَبُو مُحَمَّدٌ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ هِشَامٍ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ, romanized: Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Hishām ibn Ayyūb al-Ḥimyarī; died 7 May 833), known simply as Ibn Hisham, was a 9th-century Abbasid historian and scholar.
Hisham Melhem (Arabic: هشام ملحم Hišām Melḥem) is a Lebanese-American journalist who currently serves as Washington bureau chief of Al Arabiya News Channel and as a correspondent for An-Nahar newspaper.