# Hakim (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/hakim/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Arabic |
| Meaning | “wise” |
| Pronunciation | /həˈkiːm/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Hakeem, Akeem |
| US babies named this | 2,361 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,361 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 372, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَكِيم (ḥakīm, “wise”). This surname is mostly found in Indonesia.

## What it means

Hakim is grouped under wise.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 34 | 3,268 |
| 2012 | 31 | 3,474 |
| 2013 | 28 | 3,693 |
| 2014 | 32 | 3,406 |
| 2015 | 25 | 4,117 |
| 2016 | 28 | 3,814 |
| 2017 | 34 | 3,337 |
| 2018 | 31 | 3,562 |
| 2019 | 27 | 3,935 |
| 2020 | 39 | 2,996 |
| 2021 | 29 | 3,765 |
| 2022 | 36 | 3,298 |
| 2023 | 42 | 2,970 |
| 2024 | 58 | 2,399 |
| 2025 | 46 | 2,777 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | 2,613 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2,458 |
| 2013 | 9 | 2,216 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2,079 |
| 2015 | 9 | 2,319 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3,478 |
| 2017 | 9 | 2,324 |
| 2018 | 9 | 2,259 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,013 |
| 2020 | 10 | 2,076 |
| 2021 | 25 | 1,117 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1,469 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1,042 |
| 2024 | 31 | 981 |
| 2025 | 22 | 1,276 |

## People named Hakim

- Hakim Warrick, American basketball player (born 1982)
- Hakim ibn Hizam, companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Hakim Abdallah, French and Malagasy footballer
- Hakim Medane, Algerian footballer (born 1966)
- Hakim Sadi, Algerian athlete
- Michael-Hakim Jordan, American basketball player-coach
- Hakim Guenouche, French association football player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.