Wasif
Boy · WAH-sif · Arabic
Wasif is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “one who describes or praises”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Wasif mean?
Arabic
“one who describes or praises”
- Say it
- WAH-sif
Is Wasif a girl's or a boy's name?
Wasif is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Wasif in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Wasif, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2000, with 12 boys.
2025 had more boys named Wasif than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Wasif in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Wasif in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Wasif in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 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, 9 boys in the US were named Wasif, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,734th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1986.
2025 had more boys named Wasif than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Wasif in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Wasif in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
Names like Wasif
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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