US rank #8523 Boys' name Peak 2019 284 births

Wassim — #8523 US boys' name

284 babies named Wassim in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s412000s612010s1282020s49
#8523
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Wassim was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

22 babies were named Wassim in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wassim

The Social Security Administration has registered 284 babies named Wassim between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wassim currently holds the #8523 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wassim performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Wassim shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wassim 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 284 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.

Wassim at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

284

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2019

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,523

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Wassim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
22
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
0510152025 202420202016201220082003199719921984 5

Wassim by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
128 births that decade — 45% of Wassim's all-time total
1980s51990s412000s612010s1282020s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wassim?
284 babies have been named Wassim since 1984. It currently ranks #8523 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 22 births.
When was Wassim most popular?
Wassim was most popular in the 2010s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Wassim been used?
Wassim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Wassim?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Washington, Wash, Waseem, Wasim, 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, 1984–2024 (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.