Kazim
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAA-zim
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Kazim is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “one who restrains his anger”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Kazim mean?
Arabic
“one who restrains his anger”
Musa al-Kazim, the seventh Shia Imam, earned this title for his patience.
Is Kazim a girl's or a boy's name?
Kazim is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kazim in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Kazim, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2004, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kazim in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Kazim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Kazim in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 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, 8 boys in the US were named Kazim, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the boys named Kazim in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kazim in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
Names like Kazim
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza Muhammad Zayaan Musa Zayan Zayd Ibrahim Ahmed Umar Abdullah Arham Qasim
Names related to Kazim
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kazim: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kazim, updated 20 October 2026.