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Qasim

Boy

Meaning of Qasim: Arabic: 'one who distributes'

Qasim is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2278th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 857th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2278

60 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#857

37 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,239

First recorded 1977 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 11 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 9 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 13 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 20 babies1996: 22 babies1997: 22 babies1998: 30 babies1999: 26 babies2000: 27 babies20002001: 28 babies2002: 25 babies2003: 31 babies2004: 28 babies2005: 30 babies2006: 23 babies2007: 20 babies2008: 27 babies2009: 32 babies2010: 31 babies20102011: 26 babies2012: 28 babies2013: 26 babies2014: 39 babies2015: 36 babies2016: 36 babies2017: 46 babies2018: 54 babies2019: 51 babies2020: 36 babies20202021: 44 babies2022: 53 babies2023: 51 babies2024: 56 babies2025: 60 babies
US babies named Qasim per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 60.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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