Given name
Quasim
“one who is charitable; generous”
Quasim is a variant of Qasim. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is charitable; generous.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Quasim is a variant of Qasim. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is charitable; generous.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Quasim is a variant of Qasim. An origin associated with Qasim is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Quasim through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 138
- 138 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 162 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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