Kassym
How to say it: ka-SEEM · /kaˈsim/
Variant of Arabic Qasim meaning 'divider' - Central Asian spelling also used in France.
Kassym was the 1,759th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1870s, 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 | 0 |
| Share of births | 1 in 51,005 |
| Peak decade | 1870s |
| Change over 10 years | +35% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,672 |
| In France, 2025 | #88 among boys’ names, 40 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Kassym peaked in the 1870s and is less common today.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Kas
- Kassy
- Sym
Honouring a Kassym in the family
- Kassypet form
- Qasimspelling
- Kassimspelling
- Qassimspelling
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Kassym is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, French, Turkish.
In France: #88 for boys in 2025.
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