Boy · Arabic
Hakeem
Say it: hah-KEEM
Meaning
From Arabic ḥakīm 'wise'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 5,478 babies given this name since 1971
- At its height in 1989, about 1 in 7,200 boys
- 226 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Hakim
| Arabic | Ḥakīm |
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Famous bearers
- Hakeem Olajuwon, basketball player
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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