US rank #6533 Boys' name Peak 2019 387 births

Kassim — #6533 US boys' name

387 babies named Kassim in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s201980s751990s522000s912010s982020s51
#6533
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 54% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Kassim was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

18 babies were named Kassim in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kassim

The Social Security Administration has registered 387 babies named Kassim between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kassim currently holds the #6533 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kassim performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kassim shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kassim in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kassim 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 387 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.

Kassim at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

387

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2019

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,533

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kassim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
18
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
05101520 202420182012200620001993198519791970 7

Kassim by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
98 births that decade — 25% of Kassim's all-time total
1970s201980s751990s522000s912010s982020s51

Kassim by state

Where Kassim concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kassim
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
18 4.7%
New York share of Kassim's total US births 4.7%

18 of 387 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kassim?
387 babies have been named Kassim since 1970. It currently ranks #6533 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 18 births.
When was Kassim most popular?
Kassim was most popular in the 2010s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Kassim most popular?
The top states for the name Kassim are New York (18 births).
How long has the name Kassim been used?
Kassim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kassim?
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, 1970–2024 (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.