Wisam
Wisam is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Wisam
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wisam is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Wisam
Wisam first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 16 Wisams were born — ranking #5,482 that year. As of 2026, Wisam ranks #6,489 for baby boys with 13 births, rising sharply (+39% over the past five years). In total, more than 321 Wisams have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Wisam
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About the name Wisam
Wisam is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 321 births in the dataset. Wisam's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #4,153. Use the chart and map above to compare Wisam'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.