Hisham is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “generous.” In 2024 it was given to 28 boys in the United States.
Hisham belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “generous” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Hisham first appears in Social Security records in 1970. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #3024 in 2016, and in 2024 28 babies received the name — 902 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Hisham means “generous” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Hisham is a boy name. In 2024, 28 babies received the name in the US.
Hisham comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition.
Hisham first appears in US records in 1970. Its best-ever ranking was #3024 in 2016, and 28 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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