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Hiram

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Exalted
Exalted, noble

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic
  • Surname

Pronunciation

hi-ram

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1920 (rank #397, 221 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1634, 103 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
2025103
202493
2023113
2022104
202191
2020108
201992
2018106
2017111
201690

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #2424, 4 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5115, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
20243
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1566, 19 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202319
202214
20215
20204
20193
20184
20174
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence