Aasim
Asem is a male given name of Arabic origin, which means "savior, protector, guardian, defender." Asem is also a female given name of Kazakh origin, which means "beauty, beautiful, refined, graceful, elegant, excellent, splendid, magnificent." It is not related to the Indian given name Asim.
Meaning & Origin of Aasim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Asem is a male given name of Arabic origin, which means "savior, protector, guardian, defender." Asem is also a female given name of Kazakh origin, which means "beauty, beautiful, refined, graceful, elegant, excellent, splendid, magnificent." It is not related to the Indian given name Asim.
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The Story of Aasim
American parents first put Aasim on the record books as a baby boy name in 1972, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 79 Aasims were born — ranking #1,860 that year. About 43% of every Aasim on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Aasim ranks #4,427 for baby boys with 23 births, falling sharply (-39%). All told, over 600 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Aasim
Aasim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 600 births in the dataset. Aasim's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #1,860. Use the chart and map above to compare Aasim's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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