US rank #10155 Boys' name Peak 1999 182 births

Wasim — #10155 US boys' name

182 babies named Wasim in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s532000s442010s482020s32
#10155
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Wasim was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

11 babies were named Wasim in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wasim

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Wasim between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wasim currently holds the #10155 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wasim performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Wasim shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wasim 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 182 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.

Wasim at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

182

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

1999

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#10,155

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Wasim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
11
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4681012 202420212015201120062001199619921983 5

Wasim by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
53 births that decade — 29% of Wasim's all-time total
1980s51990s532000s442010s482020s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wasim?
182 babies have been named Wasim since 1983. It currently ranks #10155 among boys. The peak year was 1999 with 11 births.
When was Wasim most popular?
Wasim was most popular in the 1990s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Wasim been used?
Wasim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Wasim?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Washington, Wash, Waseem, Wassim, 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, 1983–2024 (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.