20,111births recorded
9Countries
8Variants
2025Peak · Kazakhstan
#76Kazakhstan 2025
Qasim is a boy name family recorded 20,111 times in 9 countries since 1961. It ranks highest today in Kazakhstan (#76 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Kazakhstan in 2025, at 155.4 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Kassim (France, Belgium), Kasym (Kazakhstan).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
All forms of Qasim
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kassim | French | 5,520 | 🇫🇷 France | #146 | 2023 | ▲ 163 % |
| Kassim | French | 392 | 🇺🇸 United States | #12008 | 2019 | ▼ 50 % |
| Kassim | French | 132 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #478 | 2025 | ▲ 287 % |
| Kassim | French | 108 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2001 | – |
| Kassim | French | 7 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1355 | 2024 | – |
| Kasym | Kazakh | 4,462 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #76 | 2025 | ▲ 343 % |
| Kasym | Kazakh | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2022 | – |
| Qasim | English | 1,619 | 🏴 England & Wales | #914 | 2000 | ▼ 9 % |
| Qasim | English | 1,239 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2304 | 2025 | ▲ 87 % |
| Qasim | English | 260 | 🇫🇷 France | #1146 | 2025 | ▲ 787 % |
| Qasim | English | 223 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #849 | 2022 | ▲ 59 % |
| Qasim | English | 40 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 2012 | – |
| Qasim | English | 30 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 2023 | – |
| Qassim | French | 2,925 | 🇫🇷 France | #221 | 2025 | ▲ 188 % |
| Qassim | French | 126 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #500 | 2024 | – |
| Qassim | French | 6 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2017 | – |
| Qassim | French | 5 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2011 | – |
| Kasim | Kazakh | 817 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5608 | 2004 | ▲ 50 % |
| Kasim | Kazakh | 654 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2437 | 2001 | ▼ 21 % |
| Kasim | Kazakh | 145 | 🇫🇷 France | #3595 | 2025 | ▲ 27 % |
| Kasim | Kazakh | 5 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | – | 2022 | – |
| Kacem | French | 570 | 🇫🇷 France | #1651 | 2019 | ▲ 68 % |
| Kazim | French | 170 | 🇫🇷 France | #3373 | 1977 | ▲ 27 % |
| Kazim | French | 167 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8910 | 1993 | ▲ 26 % |
| Kazim | French | 125 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3657 | 2004 | ▼ 12 % |
| Kazim | French | 6 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 2015 | – |
| Kassym | French | 340 | 🇫🇷 France | #962 | 2023 | ▲ 236 % |
How we grouped these names
- Kazim ↔ Kacem — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Kassim ↔ Kasym — spelling variant
- Kassim ↔ Qasim — spelling variant
- Kassim ↔ Qassim — spelling variant
- Kassim ↔ Kasim — spelling variant
- Kassim ↔ Kazim — spelling variant
- Kassim ↔ Kassym — spelling variant
Questions about Qasim
How popular is the name Qasim?
In 2025 it ranked #76 in Kazakhstan. Official registers record 20,111 births across 9 countries.
What is Qasim in other languages?
Kassim (French); Kasym (Kazakh); Qassim (French); Kasim (Kazakh); Kacem (French); Kazim (French); Kassym (French).
When was Qasim most popular?
It peaked in Kazakhstan in 2025, at 155.4 births per 100,000.
Is Qasim a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Qasim is a boy name.