Boys' name · since 1984
Wassim
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 294 babies named Wassim, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,717 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,880 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 294
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Wassim is the #7880 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 294 recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wassim has been recorded 294 times among boys since 1984, currently ranked #7880 nationally and more common than 43% 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 1984 to 2025.
- #10,717 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,880 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 294 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wassim ranks #10,717 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,880 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 294 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,717 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,880 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 294
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Wassim's 294 recorded births place it above 76.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Wassim compares
294 45th percentile among 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
Wassim's all-time total is 20% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wassim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 294 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wassim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wassim splits its recorded history at 2010: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wassim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Wassim by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (128 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Wassim's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Wassim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
128 births
- 2020s
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 128 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Wassim's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (128 total births) through the 2020s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wassim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Wassim 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.