Kassim
Boy · KAH-sim · Arabic
Kassim is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “one who distributes”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Kassim mean?
Arabic: spelling of Kasim, itself a variant of Qasim
“one who distributes”
Al-Qasim was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's eldest son, who died in childhood.
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Meaning borrowed from Kasim. More on Wiktionary.
Is Kassim a girl's or a boy's name?
Kassim is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kassim in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Kassim, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2001, with 12 boys.
2025 had more boys named Kassim than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Kassim in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were given Kassim or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,668, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
- Kasim 9
- Kassim 4
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Kassim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Kassim in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Kassim, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 18 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Kassim in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kassim in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 15 | #2,964 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
Names like Kassim
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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