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Hisham
OriginArabic
Meaning"generous"
US Rank#4308
2025 SSA
About Hisham
The meaning derives from the traditional Arab act of crushing bread into crumbs in order to share it. Recently heard in the hit French Netflix series Call My Agent in its French form Hicham.
Pronounced HI-shum.
As of October 2026, Hisham ranked #4308 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3024 for boys in 2016.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,647 | 29 | 15.1 |
| 2015 | #4,019 | 26 | 13.6 |
| 2016 | #3,024 | 39 | 20.6 |
| 2017 | #4,812 | 20 | 10.8 |
| 2018 | #4,035 | 26 | 14.3 |
| 2019 | #4,863 | 20 | 11.1 |
| 2020 | #3,521 | 31 | 18 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,767 | 21 | 12 |
| 2023 | #4,257 | 25 | 14.6 |
| 2024 | #3,909 | 28 | 16.3 |
| 2025 | #4,308 | 24 | 14.1 |
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