Total births
99
Boys' name · since 1984
Kasem
Kasem has 99 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 99
- total births
- 1984–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
99 boys have been named Kasem since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kasem has 99 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- 99 total births
- 1984–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 31% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
99 boys have been named Kasem since 1984, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 99
- total births
- 1984–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 31%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
31% of everyone ever named Kasem was born in this single decade.
2002
Single peak year
8 babies were named Kasem in 2002 - its busiest year on record.
Kasem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kasem's full recorded timeline at 2008, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kasem at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2002
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1984
Kasem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Kasem by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Kasem's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kasem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
- 2020s
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 31 births (31% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kasem? ▼
99 babies have been named Kasem since 1984. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2002 with 8 births.
When was Kasem most popular? ▼
Kasem was most popular in the 2020s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Kasem been used? ▼
Records for Kasem go back to 1984, giving 42 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Kasem? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Kasem
Nearby Names Like Kasem
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kasem
Kash Boy
#293 17,367 births
Kason Boy
#567 14,904 births
Kasey Boy
#1162 12,623 births
Kasen Boy
#549 11,414 births
Kashton Boy
#395 7,658 births
Compare Kasem side by side: Kasem vs Kash Kasem vs Kason Kasem vs Kasey
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1984–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kasem: Baby Name Since 1984 - 99 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kasem. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kasem draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.