Tabasum
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- tuh-BUS-um
- Origin
- Arabic
Tabasum is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “smile”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tabasum mean?
Arabic: spelling of Tabassum; from Arabic tabassum
“smile”
Meaning borrowed from Tabassum.
Is Tabasum a girl's or a boy's name?
Tabasum is a girls' name.
How popular is Tabasum in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 6 girls.
Tabasum in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
Names like Tabasum
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Humaira, Safia, Sumayyah, Farah, Habiba, Safiya, Aaliyah, Umamah, Faiza, Umaymah, Zainab, Ruqayyah
Names related to Tabasum
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Tabasum: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tabasum, updated 20 October 2026.