Boy’s name · Arabic

Haythem

How to say it: ay-TEM · /ajˈtem/

Variant of Arabic 'haytham' meaning 'young hawk' - North African spelling of Haytham.

Haythem was the 4,032nd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are up about 19% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #3,973 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#4,032for boys in 2025
1 in 165,767US babies
0born in 2025
#3,973projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Haythem
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#4,032
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 165,767
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years+19%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#3,973
In France, 2025#561 among boys’ names, 25 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Haythem is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 1 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Hay
  • Tham

Honouring a Haythem in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Haythem is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.

In France: #561 for boys in 2025.

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