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Hakeem

Hakeem: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“wise”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
huh-KEEM · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Variant transliteration of Hakim, from Arabic ḥakīm meaning 'wise' or 'learned'. It is also one of the traditional epithets of God in Islamic usage, Al-Hakim, 'The Wise'.

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How popular is Hakeem?

202447.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Hakeem in 2024156

2024 rank#1,263 boys

Peak year1989

Total US babies since 18806,178

Hakeem is rising: use over the last five years is 2.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Hakeem

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Amircommander, prince · Arabic
  • Muhammadpraised · Arabic
  • Zaynbeauty, grace · Arabic
  • Omarflourishing, long-lived · Arabic
  • Cairovictorious · Arabic
  • Ibrahimfather of multitudes · Arabic
  • Khalilfriend, beloved · Arabic
  • Malikking · Arabic

Hakeem questions

What does the name Hakeem mean?

Hakeem means "wise". It comes from Arabic. Variant transliteration of Hakim, from Arabic ḥakīm meaning 'wise' or 'learned'. It is also one of the traditional epithets of God in Islamic usage, Al-Hakim, 'The Wise'.

Is Hakeem a boy or girl name?

Hakeem is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Hakeem?

156 US babies were named Hakeem in 2024. Its peak year was 1989.

How do you pronounce Hakeem?

Hakeem is usually pronounced huh-KEEM.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.