Hashem
Masculine · “one who crushes”
Hashem is two entirely different things depending on the language. In Arabic it is the name of the Prophet's great-grandfather; in Hebrew it is the way observant Jews refer to God without saying the name.
How old is the name Hashem?
Hashem first appears in US birth records in 1979 — 46 years ago. The typical Hashem is a kid of about 10 — this name's wave is very recent. About 600 people named Hashem are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Hashem most popular?
Hashem peaked in 2024, reaching #3001 nationally. Today it ranks #3513, 512 places below that high. See the whole 2024 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Hashim to Hashem
The story of Hashem
Hashim ibn Abd Manaf was the great-grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad and gave his name to the Hashemite clan, from which the ruling family of Jordan descends. The name has been in Arabic use since. The Hebrew HaShem is not a name at all but a substitution — a way of speaking about God reverently — and it is not given to children. Hashem in American records is the Arabic name.
Meaningscholars disagree
one who crushes, or the Name
Arabic Hashim comes from a verb meaning to crush or break, and tradition says the man was so called for breaking bread for pilgrims in a famine. Hebrew HaShem means literally the Name and is used in speech in place of the divine name; the two are unrelated and only the Arabic one is a personal name.
How the name formed
- Hashim
- Hashem
Related forms: Hashim · Hashem · Hashim
Pronouncing Hashem
HAH-shem
Two syllables, first stressed. Arabic gives HAH-shim, with a lighter second vowel.
Nicknames for Hashem
Moderate
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
- 1979
- Most boys named
- 202441 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3001reached in 2024
- Change vs 2024
- −22.0%32 in 2025, from 41
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.
Hashem in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Hashim in Arabic — spelling variant
- Hashem in Persian — same name
- Hashim in Urdu — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Michigan.
Hashems among us
people named Hashem are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 53,377 born in 2025 was named Hashem
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Artavious test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Hashem's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Artavious climbed just as high around 1992, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Artavious's path sketches the road Hashem is walking now.
Hashem sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Hashem is headed
Hashem looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 22% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Hashem beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Hashem in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled Arabic meaning with a specific and rather moving story behind it.
- Recognized across the Arab world, Iran and South Asia.
- Two syllables and an easy pronunciation for English speakers.
- In Hebrew the same letters are a way of referring to God, which Jewish readers will notice.
- Hashim is the more usual Arabic transliteration and will be offered as a correction.
- The Hash clip has several unhelpful English senses.
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Masculine · #3513 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Hashems are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Hashem are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Hashem in 2025?
- Hashem ranks #3513 among US boy names in 2025, with 32 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Hashem?
- About 1 in every 53,377 US boys born in 2025 was named Hashem — 32 in all.
- Will my child share the name Hashem with classmates?
- Hashem will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Hashem
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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