Hisham
Meaning
generous (from the custom of crushing bread to share it)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Hisham has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
23 people · the #113,027 first name in Brazil · median age 20
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Hisham
Most people given the name Hisham in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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