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“discerning”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Faheem is a masculine given name documented in English, Spanish, Danish and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Arabic فَهِيم. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “discerning”.
Meaning: “discerning”
Borrowed from Arabic فَهِيم (fahīm, “to understand”).
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 8 boys (rank 8910). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Faheem
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | 10 | 3,471 | observed |
| 1977 | 23 | 2,063 | observed |
| 1978 | 20 | 2,279 | observed |
| 1979 | 24 | 2,104 | observed |
| 1980 | 16 | 2,831 | observed |
| 1981 | 11 | 3,601 | observed |
| 1982 | 17 | 2,709 | observed |
| 1983 | 17 | 2,676 | observed |
| 1984 | 13 | 3,270 | observed |
| 1985 | 11 | 3,805 | observed |
| 1986 | 11 | 3,882 | observed |
| 1987 | 11 | 3,959 | observed |
| 1988 | 8 | 5,200 | observed |
| 1989 | 14 | 3,809 | observed |
| 1990 | 19 | 3,166 | observed |
| 1991 | 20 | 3,105 | observed |
| 1992 | 26 | 2,670 | observed |
| 1993 | 14 | 4,227 | observed |
| 1994 | 22 | 3,109 | observed |
| 1995 | 12 | 4,791 | observed |
| 1996 | 20 | 3,406 | observed |
| 1997 | 12 | 4,960 | observed |
| 1998 | 21 | 3,486 | observed |
| 1999 | 19 | 3,834 | observed |
| 2000 | 21 | 3,764 | observed |
| 2001 | 16 | 4,676 | observed |
| 2002 | 20 | 4,044 | observed |
| 2003 | 10 | 6,715 | observed |
| 2004 | 16 | 5,007 | observed |
| 2005 | 13 | 5,875 | observed |
| 2006 | 17 | 5,072 | observed |
| 2007 | 14 | 5,901 | observed |
| 2008 | 28 | 3,744 | observed |
| 2009 | 19 | 4,922 | observed |
| 2010 | 21 | 4,517 | observed |
| 2011 | 24 | 4,110 | observed |
| 2012 | 22 | 4,390 | observed |
| 2013 | 14 | 5,923 | observed |
| 2014 | 15 | 5,733 | observed |
| 2015 | 15 | 5,746 | observed |
| 2016 | 13 | 6,349 | observed |
| 2017 | 20 | 4,746 | observed |
| 2018 | 10 | 7,617 | observed |
| 2019 | 16 | 5,555 | observed |
| 2020 | 16 | 5,451 | observed |
| 2021 | 14 | 6,032 | observed |
| 2022 | 17 | 5,445 | observed |
| 2023 | 12 | 6,897 | observed |
| 2024 | 6 | 10,938 | observed |
| 2025 | 8 | 8,910 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Faheem” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
