MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Hashim mean?
Hashim is an Arabic name derived from the verb for breaking or crushing. Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, the Prophet Muhammad's great-grandfather, is its well-known historical referent, remembered in accounts of breaking bread to feed others.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Arabic
هاشم
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
हाशिम
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
ഹാഷിം
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Hashim in Indian usage
4,647 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 692 |
| 1970s | 1,093 |
| 1980s | 1,446 |
| 1990s | 1,013 |
| Other decades | 403 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 4,326 |
| Delhi | 220 |
| Other states | 101 |
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 | Hashim / M | 69 | 563 |
| Scotland | Hashim / M | 4 | 647 |
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): Hashim ↗ (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 Hashim; Table_6, C572 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Hashim; Table_6, C572
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Hashim; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Hashim; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Behind the Name: Hashim ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Wiktionary: هاشم ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.