How popular is the name Asim?

1,325 US babies were named Asim between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2022.

What careers are people named Asim over-represented in?

Among notable men who are politicians, Asims show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Asim

Q: How common is the spelling Asim?

The most common spelling: 35% of Asims use it.

Asim. 1,325 US babies since 1940, peak 2022. Notable Asims are 1.4× over-represented as politicians.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2022

1,325 US babies were named Asim between 1940 and 2025.

Asim around the world

France: 225 babies since 1900, peak 2024, No. 1,665 in 2025
England & Wales: 734 babies since 1996, peak 1996, No. 1,796 in 2025
Scotland: 48 babies since 1974, peak 1987

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Asims end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Politician	1.4×	Low · 9 people
Writer	1.3×	Low · 4 people
Footballer	0.9×	Low · 4 people
Basketball player	1.4×	Low · 4 people

Among notable men who are politicians, Asims show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 35% of Asims use it

Asim 35%
Azeem 17%
Azim 16%
Aasim 15%
Azam 6%
Azzam 5%
Aseem 5%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2022)