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Boy's nameOrigin: ArabicIn Israel: steady

HashimIn Hebrew: האשם · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Hashim (Hebrew: האשם) is a boy's name of Arabic origin. 1,234 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 24 boys and ranked #440. Its peak year was 2023, with 29 babies.

People in Israel
1,234
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
24
rank #440
Peak year
2023
29 babies
USA, 2025
76
rank #1,992

Writing and saying Hashim

In Hebrew letters the name is האשם, read right to left. Hashim is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Hashim by year: Israel and abroad

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Hashim: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Hashim in English-speaking countries

Hashim in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States202576#1,9922016 (90)
United Kingdom202573#5812013 (123)
England and Wales202569#5632013 (120)
Scotland20254#6472024 (6)
Alberta20252#1,5712008 (6)

Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Hashim has every year and the other spellings.

Related Israeli names

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Hashim

How do you write Hashim in Hebrew?

Hashim is written האשם in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Hashim?

1,234 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name האשם: 0 women and 1,234 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Hashim a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named האשם are men.

Is Hashim used outside Israel?

The name Hashim appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 76 boys were given it in 2025 (#1,992), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 73 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.