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Qasim

kah-seem /qɑːˈsiːm/ Arabic

At a glance

In short
Qasim (kah-seem) springs from a proud Arabic root meaning “one who distributes” or “generous spirit.”
U.S. rank 2025
#2,304 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
Babies in 2025
60 (<0.01% of boys)
Trend
Rising #3,136 in 2020 to #2,304 in 2025
Peak
#2,304 in 2025
First recorded
1977

Meaning of Qasim

Qasim (kah-seem) springs from a proud Arabic root meaning “one who distributes” or “generous spirit.” It paints a picture of open hands and warm hearts. In Islamic tradition, it honors Qasim, the Prophet Muhammad’s son—a reminder that greatness can bloom from small, kind deeds. In the U.S., Qasim has held a steady spot near the 868th rank in 2024, with around fifty families choosing it each year for decades. Its three syllables flow like a spicy salsa beat on a warm evening—simple, memorable, full of soul. Choosing Qasim feels like planting a seed of generosity that grows alongside a boy’s big heart. And with a name that literally means “distributor,” he might get plenty of practice handing out extra high-fives before he even learns two-plus-two.

How to pronounce Qasim

Arabic

Popularity of Qasim in the U.S.

Qasim was the #2,304 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 60 babies. It first appears in the records in 1977.

Bar and line chart: Qasim in the U.S., 1977–2025. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 60 in 2025. Line: rank among boy names, peak #2,304 in 2025.
  • Boys named Qasim (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1977–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1977⁠–⁠2025 48 rows
Qasim: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025602,304▲ 140
2024562,444▲ 131
2023512,575▼ 12
2022532,563▲ 256
2021442,819▲ 317
2020363,136▼ 580
2019512,556▼ 139
2018542,417▲ 255
2017462,672▲ 489
2016363,161▼ 12
2015363,149▼ 220
2014392,929▲ 935
2013263,864▼ 150
2012283,714▲ 171
2011263,885▼ 432
2010313,453▼ 54
2009323,399▲ 424
2008273,823▲ 817
2007204,640▼ 535
2006234,105▼ 786
2005303,319▲ 49
2004283,368▼ 324
2003313,044▲ 406
2002253,450▼ 307
2001283,143▲ 7
2000273,150▼ 47
1999263,103▼ 392
1998302,711▲ 550
1997223,261▼ 59
1996223,202▲ 101
1995203,303▲ 608
1994163,911▲ 109
1993154,020▲ 852
1992114,872▼ 641
1991134,231▲ 762
1990104,993▲ 622
198985,615▲ 811
198866,426▼ 967
198775,459▼ 1,002
198694,457▼ 124
198594,333▲ 1,982
198456,315▼ 2,431
1983103,884▼ 192
1982113,692▼ 280
1981123,412back (not recorded in 1980)
197994,068▼ 998
1978133,070▲ 316
1977113,386new

Qasim by state

Qasim ranks #1,410 in New York (2025).

Map: Qasim's 2025 rank among boy names in each U.S. state
Rank among boy names by state, 2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Rank by state 2 states
Qasim: rank and babies by state, 2025
StateRankBabies
New York1,4107
Texas2,2856

Notable people named Qasim

  • Syed Qasim Mahmood was a Pakistani writer, editor and encyclopedist who published 211 books through his publishing companies.
  • Qasim Rashid is a Pakistani-born American author, activist, attorney, and Democratic political candidate.
  • Qasim Tawfiq is a Jordanian novelist and short story writer who retired from banking in 2013 to focus on writing.
  • Qasim Mahmoud, known as Qasim Zwea, was an Iraqi football forward who represented Iraq from 1957 to 1968.