Given name & surname
Hashim
“the destroyer of evil”
Hashim is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “the destroyer of evil.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “the destroyer of evil.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hashim through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,984
- 1,984 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 90 babies
- 2025
- 76
- #1,998 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 76 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,998 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 23.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 90 in 2016. In 2025, California and New York shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,941 as a first name in 2020; 1,647 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hashim’s family of names
Hashim has a related form in Hasheem. Hashim has a related form in Hasheam. Hashim has a related form in Hasheim.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Hashim
- Hashim ThaçiKosovar politician (born 1968)
- Hashem SafieddineLebanese politician (1964-2024)
- Hashim ibn Abd Manafgreat-grandfather of Muhammad (c. 464–497)
- Hashim al-AtassiSyrian statesman, thrice president (1875–1960)
- Hashim AmlaSouth African cricketerborn 1983
- Hashim ibn UtbaSahabah601–657
- Hashim Jalilul Alam AqamaddinSultan of Brunei (1825-1906)
- Prince Hashem bin AbdullahJordanian Royalborn 2005
- Hashem AghajariHistorian, professorborn 1957
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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