Boys' name · since 1971
Kasim
Kasim has 817 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,833 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,674 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 817
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
817 babies have been named Kasim since 1971, making it today's #5674 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kasim has been recorded 817 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #5674 nationally and more common than 59% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #5,833 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,674 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 817 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kasim ranks #5,833 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,674 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 817 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,833 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,674 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 817
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Kasim's 817 recorded births place it above 87.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Kasim compares
817 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kasim's all-time total is 121% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kasim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 817 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kasim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kasim's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kasim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Kasim by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (220 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Kasim's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Kasim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 69
1970s
69 births
- 1980s
1980s
108 births
- 1990s
1990s
138 births
- 2000s
2000s
220 births
- 2010s
2010s
177 births
- 2020s
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 220 births (27% of all-time use).
How Kasim compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kasim's total volume
Kasim by state
Where Kasim concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 56 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 28 | 3.4% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 12 | 1.5% |
56 of 817 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kasim's data
- Kasim's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (220 total births) through the 2020s (105) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Kasims (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kasim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Kasim 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 August 2026.