Haseeb
Masculine · “esteemed”
Haseeb is an Arabic name from the root that means to count or reckon, the same root that gives Arabic its word for an account and, in modern times, a word for a computer. The name itself is read as 'esteemed,' one whose merits have been reckoned up.
How old is the name Haseeb?
Haseeb first appears in US birth records in 1981 — 44 years ago. The typical Haseeb alive today was born around 2004, making them about 21 years old. About 500 people named Haseeb are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Haseeb most popular?
Haseeb peaked in 1998, reaching #3296 nationally. See the whole 1998 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
The story of Haseeb
The root h-s-b runs through everyday Arabic: hisab is an account or a sum, and hasab, a family's counted merit, pairs with nasab, lineage, in the old phrase for everything a family brings to a marriage. In the twentieth century Arabic built hasub, a counting machine, as a native word for a computer, from the same three consonants. Haseeb reached the United States with families from South Asia and the Arab world, and the name keeps both senses of the root at once.
Meaningscholars disagree
esteemed; one who reckons (Arabic)
Haseeb comes from the Arabic root h-s-b, 'to count, reckon.' It is read two ways: as 'esteemed, of noble standing,' from hasab, the merit a family counts to its name, and as 'the one who takes account,' the sense in which al-Hasib is one of the traditional names of God.
Pronouncing Haseeb
hah-SEEB
Two syllables, stress on the second; in Arabic and Urdu the h is breathed from the throat.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1981
- Most boys named
- 200324 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3296reached in 1998
- Change vs 2023
- +83.3%11 in 2024, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Haseeb in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Hasib in Arabic — transliteration
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York.
Haseebs among us
people named Haseeb are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Haseeb sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- A clear Arabic root with two respected readings.
- Spelled as it sounds, with the long ee marked.
- Tied to al-Hasib, one of the traditional names of God.
- Hasib, Hasseeb and Haseeb all occur, so it will need spelling out.
- English speakers tend to put the stress up front, HASS-eeb; the second syllable carries the weight.
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Frequently asked
- How many Haseebs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Haseeb are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Haseeb in 2025?
- Haseeb is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
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- Haseeb will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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