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Asim

Boy

Meaning of Asim: Arabic: 'protector'

Asim is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2340th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2921st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2340

57 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2921

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,325

First recorded 1969 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 22 babies1982: 14 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 17 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 24 babies1987: 14 babies1988: 22 babies1989: 16 babies1990: 20 babies19901991: 14 babies1992: 22 babies1993: 25 babies1994: 19 babies1995: 20 babies1996: 30 babies1997: 24 babies1998: 16 babies1999: 20 babies2000: 24 babies20002001: 31 babies2002: 31 babies2003: 15 babies2004: 22 babies2005: 28 babies2006: 25 babies2007: 17 babies2008: 13 babies2009: 20 babies2010: 21 babies20102011: 16 babies2012: 23 babies2013: 26 babies2014: 28 babies2015: 30 babies2016: 31 babies2017: 46 babies2018: 47 babies2019: 44 babies2020: 35 babies20202021: 43 babies2022: 58 babies2023: 48 babies2024: 43 babies2025: 57 babies
US babies named Asim per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 58.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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