Name profile

Qasim

A name meaning "one who divides goods among people".

PronunciationArabic /ˈqaː.sim/
Usage languagesArabic, Urdu
US rank (2025)#2,304

Meaning and history

The name Qasim means “one who divides goods among people” in Arabic and comes from قسم (qasama), meaning “to divide” or “to distribute.” It was also the name of a son of the Prophet Muhammad, who died in childhood.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 23 births, rank #4,105
2007: 20 births, rank #4,640
2008: 27 births, rank #3,823
2009: 32 births, rank #3,399
2010: 31 births, rank #3,453
20112011: 26 births, rank #3,885
2012: 28 births, rank #3,714
2013: 26 births, rank #3,864
2014: 39 births, rank #2,929
2015: 36 births, rank #3,149
20162016: 36 births, rank #3,161
2017: 46 births, rank #2,672
2018: 54 births, rank #2,417
2019: 51 births, rank #2,556
2020: 36 births, rank #3,136
20212021: 44 births, rank #2,819
2022: 53 births, rank #2,563
2023: 51 births, rank #2,575
2024: 56 births, rank #2,444
20252025: 60 births, rank #2,304

In 2025, 60 babies were recorded with the name Qasim, ranking #2,304 among boys.