Nassim
How to say it: nah-SEEM · /na.ˈsim/
From Arabic 'nasim' meaning 'breeze, fresh air' - widely used in North Africa and Middle East.
Nassim was the 7,665th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 9 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 7% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #8,636 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 | #7,665 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 9 |
| Share of births | 1 in 368,371 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | −7% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #8,636 |
| In France, 2025 | #192 among boys’ names, 305 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Nassim is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Nassim is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #192 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Nassim
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb (born 1960)Lebanese-American mathematical statistician, option trader, risk analyst and author
- Nassim Ben Khalifa (born 1992)Swiss association football player
- Nassim Boujellab (born 1999)German/Moroccan association football player
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