Given name & surname
Kassim
“one who is divided”
Kassim is a variant of Kasim. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is divided.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kassim is a variant of Kasim. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is divided.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kassim is a variant of Kasim. An origin associated with Kasim is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kassim through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 392
- 392 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #12,978 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 12,978 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 10.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 664 as a first name in 2020; 2,010 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kassim’s family of names
Kassim has a related form in Kasim. In English usage, Kassim as a surname has a related form in Qasim. In Greek usage, Kassim as a surname is a transliteration of Κασσίμ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kassim
- Kassim MajaliwaPrime Minister of Tanzania from 2015 to 2025born 1960
- Kassim AbdallahFrench and Comorian football playerborn 1987
- Kassim AhamadaFrench association football playerborn 1992
- Kassim RimawiPrime Minister of Jordan (1918–1982)
- Kassim M'DahomaComorian and French footballerborn 1997
- Kassim GuyazouTogolese association footballerborn 1982
- Kassim OumaUgandan boxerborn 1978
- Kassim BizimanaBurundian footballerborn 1985
- Kassim AidaraFrench-Senegalese association football player (born 1987)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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