US rank #7301 Boys' name Peak 2000 885 births

Kaseem — #7301 US boys' name

885 babies named Kaseem in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111970s1161980s1151990s2002000s2282010s1402020s75
#7301
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 49% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Kaseem was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

29 babies were named Kaseem in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaseem

The Social Security Administration has registered 885 babies named Kaseem between 1957 and 2024, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaseem currently holds the #7301 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaseem performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 228 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kaseem shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 235 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaseem in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaseem in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 885 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kaseem at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

885

Since 1957

68 years of records

Peak year

2000

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,301

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1957

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaseem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1957

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
29
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
010203040 202420172010200319961989198219751957 11

Kaseem by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
228 births that decade — 26% of Kaseem's all-time total
1950s111970s1161980s1151990s2002000s2282010s1402020s75

Kaseem by state

Where Kaseem concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kaseem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
235 26.6%
#2 Pennsylvania
127 14.4%
#3 New Jersey
32 3.6%
New York share of Kaseem's total US births 26.6%
Even split

235 of 885 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaseem?
885 babies have been named Kaseem since 1957. It currently ranks #7301 among boys. The peak year was 2000 with 29 births.
When was Kaseem most popular?
Kaseem was most popular in the 2000s decade with 228 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Kaseem most popular?
The top states for the name Kaseem are New York (235 births), Pennsylvania (127 births), New Jersey (32 births).
How long has the name Kaseem been used?
Kaseem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 68 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaseem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kash, Kason, Kasey, Kasen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1957–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.