MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Hakam mean?
Hakam is a Punjabi personal-name form associated with Arabic authority vocabulary. Its senses concern ruling, judging and deciding between people.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
हाकम
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਹਾਕਮ
Conventional spelling
Arabic
حكم
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
हकम
19,306 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Hakam in Indian usage
42,255 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (96.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,567 records (3.7%).
- Recorded as male: 40,688 records (96.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,484 |
| 1940s | 3,967 |
| 1950s | 6,418 |
| 1960s | 9,296 |
| 1970s | 8,979 |
| 1980s | 7,788 |
| 1990s | 4,046 |
| Other decades | 277 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Punjab | 9,764 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 9,576 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 8,103 |
| Haryana | 3,746 |
| Rajasthan | 3,673 |
| Uttarakhand | 3,534 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 3,296 |
| Maharashtra | 277 |
| Delhi | 100 |
| Other states | 186 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Hakam / M | 3 | 5,137 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Hakam; Table_6, C5641 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Hakam; Table_6, C5641
- Wiktionary: حكم ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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