Wasim
Wasim, Wassim or Waseem is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin, meaning 'Handsome', 'Graceful' or 'Good-Looking'.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Wasim
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wasim, Wassim or Waseem is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin, meaning 'Handsome', 'Graceful' or 'Good-Looking'.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Wasim
Wasim first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1983, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 11 Wasims were born — ranking #5,656 that year. As of 2026, Wasim ranks #9,864 for baby boys with 7 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 182 Wasims have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Wasim
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About the name Wasim
Wasim is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 182 births in the dataset. Wasim's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #5,656. Use the chart and map above to compare Wasim'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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