# Hiram (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/hiram/  
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 | Hebrew |
| Meaning | “high-born”, “brother of the exalted” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhaɪɹəm/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Hi |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 14,456 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 14,456 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 14, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew חִירָם (Ḥirám, “high-born”), possibly from Phoenician, or a shortened form of אֲחִירָם ('aḥirám, “brother of the exalted”).

## 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 | 74 | 1,890 |
| 2012 | 85 | 1,763 |
| 2013 | 106 | 1,523 |
| 2014 | 100 | 1,580 |
| 2015 | 117 | 1,447 |
| 2016 | 90 | 1,730 |
| 2017 | 111 | 1,502 |
| 2018 | 106 | 1,577 |
| 2019 | 92 | 1,716 |
| 2020 | 109 | 1,529 |
| 2021 | 91 | 1,767 |
| 2022 | 104 | 1,657 |
| 2023 | 113 | 1,553 |
| 2024 | 94 | 1,754 |
| 2025 | 103 | 1,639 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4 | 2,357 |
| 1999 | 4 | 2,425 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3,225 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,119 |

## In other languages

- Polish: Hiram

## People named Hiram

- Hiram Bingham III, American academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politician (1875–1956)
- Hiram Stevens Maxim, American-born inventor (1840-1916)
- Hiram Johnson, California governor (1911-17) and senator (1917-45)
- Hiram Rhodes Revels, American politician (1827-1901)
- Hiram Fong, American politician (1906–2004)
- Hiram Tuttle, American equestrian (1882–1956)
- Hiram Keller, American actor (1944-1997)
- Hiram Percy Maxim, American automotive pioneer (1869–1936)
- Hiram Bullock, American jazz guitarist (1955–2008)
- Hiram Sherman, American actor (1908–1989)
- Hiram Bingham I, American missionary to the Kingdom of Hawai'i
- Hiram Boateng, English footballer (born 1996)

## 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.