Boy’s name · Arabic

Jassim

How to say it: zha-SEEM · /ʒaˈsim/

From Arabic 'jasim' meaning 'large, great-bodied' - traditional name in Gulf states.

Jassim was the 11,682nd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 5 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 29% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #12,760 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#11,682for boys in 2025
1 in 663,068US babies
5born in 2025
#12,760projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Jassim
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#11,682
Babies born in 20255
Share of births1 in 663,068
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years−29%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#12,760
In France, 2025#356 among boys’ names, 130 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Jassim is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 3 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Jas
  • Sim

Other spellings

Honouring a Jassim in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Jassim is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.

In France: #356 for boys in 2025.

Keep exploring

Find names you'll both love, starting with Jassim

The one-minute style quiz.

Take the quiz

Or see the Vowel app →