How Many People Are Named Hakim?
An estimated 2,230 people in the United States have the first name Hakim. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Hakim peaked in popularity in 1976 with 90 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hakim as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hakim paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,230
About 1 in 153,701 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1976
90 births
Total Registered
2,315
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hakim
Hakim is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,315 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hakim as a male name
Ranked #2,398 in 2024
58 male births in 2024
Peak: 1976 (90 births)
Hakim: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hakim span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 503 babies were registered. While Hakim is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hakim by Decade
How has Hakim tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hakim by State
Birth registrations for Hakim span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Michigan, Illinois, Georgia. On average, about 88 Hakims were registered per state.
Hakim + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hakim as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Hakim: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hakim?
We estimate approximately 2,230 people named Hakim are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 153,701 Americans share this first name.
Is Hakim a common name?
Hakim is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,315 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hakim most popular?
Hakim reached peak popularity in 1976, when 90 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hakim is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hakim a male name?
Hakim is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hakim Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hakim Smith, Hakim Johnson, Hakim Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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