Meaning and history
Haytham is an Arabic masculine name, usually interpreted as “young eagle” or “young hawk”; classical usage can also apply the word to a young lion. The name therefore carries imagery of strength and keen sight, but translations vary with lexical context. It has a long history in Arabic-speaking societies, including the medieval scholar al-Haytham, better known as Ibn al-Haytham. Modern bearers include Sudanese footballer Haytham Tambal and Egyptian actor Haytham Ahmed Zaki.
20062006: 10 births, rank #7,427
2007: 7 births, rank #9,788
2008: 7 births, rank #9,871
2009: 11 births, rank #7,236
2010: 14 births, rank #6,036
20112011: 8 births, rank #8,767
2012: 11 births, rank #7,050
2013: 16 births, rank #5,404
2014: 25 births, rank #4,014
2015: 16 births, rank #5,507
20162016: 11 births, rank #7,157
2017: 23 births, rank #4,331
2018: 15 births, rank #5,770
2019: 15 births, rank #5,813
2020: 18 births, rank #5,041
20212021: 16 births, rank #5,562
2022: 11 births, rank #7,262
2023: 14 births, rank #6,220
2024: 21 births, rank #4,701
20252025: 20 births, rank #4,857
In 2025, 20 babies were recorded with the name Haytham, ranking #4,857 among boys.