Given name & surname
Nasim
“as refreshing as a breeze”
Nasim is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “as refreshing as a breeze.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “as refreshing as a breeze.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nasim through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 615
- 496 boys · 119 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 47 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,449 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,449 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 36 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,029 as a first name in 2020; 734 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.
Nasim’s family of names
Nasim has a related form in Naseem. Nasim has a related form in Naseam. Nasim has a related form in Naseim.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Nasim has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nasim
- Nasim PedradAmerican actressborn 1981
- Nasim AdabiIranian actressborn 1976
- Nasim ZehraPakistani TV anchorborn 1999
- Nasim DevjiKenyan businesswoman, accountant and corporate executive
- Mohammad Nasim Barascricketerborn 1993
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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