The first name Hisham
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 19 boys were named Hisham, making it the 1,406th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2010, with 32 births (#897).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Hisham with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Hisham at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 24 boys born in the United States were named Hisham, the 4,308th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2016, when 39 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Hisham
8 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Hisham I of CórdobaEmir of Córdoba from 788 to 796
- Hisham ibn al-KalbiArab historian (737–819)
- Hisham MatarAmerican writer, born 1970
- Hisham TawfiqAmerican actor, born 1976
- Hisham KabbaniAmerican Sufi leader, 1945–2024
- Hisham BastawisyEgyptian judge and the vice president of the Egyptian Court of Cassation (1951–2021)
- Hisham BarakatEgyptian prosecutor general (1950–2015)
- Hesham MesbahEgyptian judoka, born 1982
Questions
- How popular is the name Hisham?
- In 2025, 19 boys born in England and Wales were named Hisham, ranking 1,406th. Its peak was 2010, with 32 births.
- Is Hisham a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 926 US babies named Hisham since 1880 were boys.
- When was Hisham most popular?
- 2016 in the United States, when 39 babies were named Hisham, its highest rank at 3,024th.