Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Hashim

HAH-shim · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
crusher; breaker of bread
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
timeless
Themes
religious · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2209
2024 births65
Peak year2016
First appeared1971
Total US births1,907
2016 peak19711984199820112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Hash
Alternate spellings
HashemHaashim
In other languages
Hashim (Turkish)Hashem (Persian)

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Notable people named Hashim

Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (great-grandfather of Muhammad)