Kassim
How to say it: kah-SEEM · /kaˈsim/
Arabic Qasim meaning 'divider, distributor' - variant spelling of Kacem/Kasim, common in North and West Africa.
Kassim was the 1,759th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 5 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are up about 35% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,672 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,759 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 5 |
| Share of births | 1 in 51,005 |
| Peak decade | 2000s |
| Change over 10 years | +35% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,672 |
| In France, 2025 | #88 among boys’ names, 450 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Kassim peaked in the 2000s.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Kass
- Sim
Honouring a Kassim in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Kassim is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #88 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Kassim
- Kassim Majaliwa (born 1960)Prime Minister of Tanzania from 2015 to 2025
- Kassim Abdallah (born 1987)French and Comorian football player
- Kassim Ahamada (born 1992)French association football player
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