Boys' name · since 1977
Qasim
Qasim has 1,239 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,481 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,323 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,239
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,239 babies have been named Qasim since 1977, making it today's #2323 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Qasim has been recorded 1,239 times among boys since 1977, currently ranked #2323 nationally and more common than 83% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #4,481 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,323 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,239 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Qasim ranks #4,481 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,323 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,239 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,481 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,323 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,239
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Qasim's 1,239 recorded births place it above 90.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Qasim compares
1,239 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Qasim's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Qasim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,239 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 34 | 22,252 |
Qasim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Qasim's full recorded timeline at 2002, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 60 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Qasim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Qasim by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (373 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Qasim's strongest decade.
373 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Qasim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s 77
1980s
77 births
- 1990s
1990s
185 births
- 2000s
2000s
271 births
- 2010s
2010s
373 births
- 2020s
2020s
300 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 373 births (30% of all-time use).
How Qasim 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 Qasim's total volume
Qasim by state
Where Qasim concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 176 | 14.2% |
| #2 | California | | 58 | 4.7% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 38 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 36 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 27 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 6 | 0.5% |
176 of 1,239 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Qasim appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Qasim's data
- Qasim's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (373 total births) through the 2020s (300) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Qasims (176 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 Qasim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Qasim 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.