Waseem
Boy · wa-SEEM · Arabic
Waseem is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “handsome; graceful”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Waseem mean?
Arabic: spelling of Wasim
“handsome; graceful”
- Say it
- wa-SEEM
Is Waseem a girl's or a boy's name?
Waseem is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Waseem in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Waseem, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 25 boys.
Half of all the boys named Waseem in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2015. 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.
Waseem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,252 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,113 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,087 |
| 1998 | 21 | #818 |
| 1997 | 21 | #811 |
| 1996 | 25 | #677 |
How popular is Waseem in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,044among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Waseem, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,200th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 35 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
2025 had more boys named Waseem than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Waseem in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Waseem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 35 | #3,200 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2018 | 33 | #3,369 |
| 2017 | 27 | #3,885 |
| 2016 | 31 | #3,523 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 29 | #3,615 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,311 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 31 | #3,433 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,580 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,475 |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,482 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,834 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
Names like Waseem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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