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Hikeem

♂ Boy

Pronounced hah-KEEM /hɑˈkiːm/Medium

Meaning: Hikeem is a spelling variant of Hakeem, an Arabic name meaning 'wise' or 'judicious.' Al-Hakim, 'the All-Wise,' is honored in Islam as one of the names of God, so the name carries a deep and respected sense of wisdom.Low

In 30 seconds: Hikeem is a respelling of Hakeem, Arabic for 'wise' or 'judicious' (said hah-KEEM). It stayed rare, peaking around 1990.

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Origin LowArabic

MeaningHikeem is a spelling variant of Hakeem, an Arabic name meaning 'wise' or 'judicious.' Al-Hakim, 'the All-Wise,' is honored in Islam as one of the names of God, so the name carries a deep and respected sense of wisdom.

U.S. rank (2015)#12788 ↘ Falling

2015 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1990

Total births (all-time)≈ 110

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Hikeem is a Western spelling of Hakeem, the Arabic 'wise' or 'judicious.' The related Al-Hakim, 'the All-Wise,' is one of the names of God in Islam, so the name is rooted in a reverent sense of wisdom.

It was never common, given to only about sixteen boys a year at its peak around 1990. A man named Hikeem then is in his mid-thirties today.

Did you know? The parent form Hakeem is carried by the Hall of Fame basketball player Hakeem Olajuwon, which helped keep the name familiar in American ears.

Overall data confidence 42%

References - Hikeem — Respelling of Hakeem; Arabic 'wise'; bearer Hakeem Olajuwon

Variations

HakeemHakimAkeem

Nicknames

KeemHak

Famous Bearers

★Hakeem Olajuwon (b. 1963)
Hall of Fame basketball player who bears the parent form Hakeem, an Arabic name meaning wise or judicious

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Hikeem mean?

It is a respelling of Hakeem, from the Arabic for 'wise' or 'judicious'; the related Al-Hakim is one of the names of God in Islam.

How do you pronounce Hikeem?

It is said hah-KEEM /hɑˈkiːm/, two syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Hikeem a boy or girl name?

Hikeem is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Hikeem?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about sixteen a year at its peak around nineteen-ninety.