MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Hakim mean?
Ḥakīm denotes a wise person and is also used for a physician. The related form ḥākim denotes a ruler or judge, and both occur in South Asian naming.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
हकीम
Conventional spelling
Arabic
حكيم
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
हाकिम
22,007 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Hakim in Indian usage
45,198 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (94.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 2,684 records (5.9%).
- Recorded as male: 42,514 records (94.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,149 |
| 1940s | 3,019 |
| 1950s | 5,990 |
| 1960s | 9,384 |
| 1970s | 10,388 |
| 1980s | 9,579 |
| 1990s | 5,392 |
| Other decades | 297 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 17,932 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 6,523 |
| Bihar | 5,230 |
| Rajasthan | 4,867 |
| Maharashtra | 3,995 |
| Jharkhand | 2,513 |
| Assam | 1,567 |
| Gujarat | 649 |
| Delhi | 409 |
| Kerala | 393 |
| Haryana | 391 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 358 |
| Other states | 371 |
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 | Hakim / M | 22 | 1,276 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Hakim ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Given-name entry (Wiktionary): Hakim ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- 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 Hakim; Table_6, C1290 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Hakim; Table_6, C1290
- Wiktionary: حكيم ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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