Jasim
Jasim is a city in the Izraa District of the Daraa Governorate in southern Syria. It is located 41 kilometers north of Daraa, near Nawa to the south, Kafr Shams to the north, Inkhil to the northeast and al-Harra to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jasim had a population of 31,683 in the 2004 census.
Meaning & Origin of Jasim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jasim is a city in the Izraa District of the Daraa Governorate in southern Syria. It is located 41 kilometers north of Daraa, near Nawa to the south, Kafr Shams to the north, Inkhil to the northeast and al-Harra to the northwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Jasim had a population of 31,683 in the 2004 census.
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The Story of Jasim
Jasim first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 18 Jasims were born — ranking #5,067 that year. As of 2026, Jasim ranks #7,104 for baby boys with 10 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 334 Jasims have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Jasim
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- Abu Tammam , Abbasid era Arab poet.
- Wael Nader al-Halqi , former Prime Minister of Syria.
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About the name Jasim
Jasim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 334 births in the dataset. Jasim's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #5,035. Use the chart and map above to compare Jasim'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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