Qasem
Qasem is a name with multiple cultural origins: Persian, Arabic.
- Persian
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Qasem
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Qasem is a name with multiple cultural origins: Persian, Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Persian
- Arabic
The Story of Qasem
The earliest SSA record of Qasem as a baby boy name dates back to 2003, when 6 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Qasem — #8,161 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Qasem on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Qasem last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 53 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Qasem
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Qasem. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Qasem
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About the name Qasem
Qasem is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 53 births in the dataset. Qasem's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #8,161. Use the chart and map above to compare Qasem'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.