Boaz is better by far. I also like Libnah, and Bidkar, and Jehoiada.

Try-hard

It’s a lovely Hebrew name. The idiots here won’t like it because it’s not “classic” (i.e. Anglo) even though it is biblical.

I actually would think the person was Mormon. It’s not the worst name and it’s better than a lot of the dumb trendy names like Hudson

Anonymous wrote:Well, one US president was a Hiram.

Yeah, and Hiram was so bad he went by ULYSSES. Not a ringing endorsement.

Anonymous wrote:It’s very Jewish sounding. If you are orthodox Jewish, then I think it’s fine. Otherwise, you are asking for your kid to be made fun of.

Lol have you ever met even one Orthodox Jew? It would be just as weird with them as with anyone else. Hiram is a big no.

Anonymous wrote:It’s very Jewish sounding. If you are orthodox Jewish, then I think it’s fine. Otherwise, you are asking for your kid to be made fun of.

I would have said more evangelical or maybe Amish or something. I don't know any Jews who named their kid Hiram. I mean there's Saul and Ira and Solomon, and then there's Hiram. Totally different category.

I know a child named Hiram. I think it's a good name.

I think you just found a name worse than Saul OP. it’s a really old fashioned name. I mean old like 1800’s old.

Well, one US president was a Hiram.

It’s very Jewish sounding. If you are orthodox Jewish, then I think it’s fine. Otherwise, you are asking for your kid to be made fun of.

For the love, please, no.

Was it ever in favor? Since 1900, its popularity has been steadily falling, for the most part, falling from #271 in 1900 to #968 in 1983. Since then it hasn't even been in the top 1000.

Oh honey. Don’t name your kid Hiram.

What ever happened to this name? I think I really like it but I'm concerned by how quickly it fell out of favor. Is there something particularly wrong with it? I wrote my undergrad senior thesis on Hiram Johnson and have loved the name since then but now that it's time that I could potentially use it, I can't help but be concerned.