Asim
Asim was the 2393rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 57 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 2068th; the most babies were born in 2022 (58). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,204 places. More babies were named Asim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,393 boys, up 814 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 57boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202258 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,325babies recorded
Asim popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,393 | 57 |
| 2020 | #3,207 | 35 |
| 2010 | #4,530 | 21 |
| 2000 | #3,432 | 24 |
| 1990 | #3,065 | 20 |
| 1980 | #3,858 | 10 |
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How popular is Asim, counting every spelling?
Asim is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,423 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,393 for Asim on its own. Together these spellings went to 116 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asim | 57 | #2,393 | 249 |
| Aasim | 17 | #5,400 | 141 |
| Azim | 36 | #3,251 | 132 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Asim?
57 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Asim (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Asim born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 147 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Asim.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Asim?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Asim are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 7 and 34. That makes Asim mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Asim by state
How common Asim was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (9.9×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Asim: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Asim, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Asim
How popular is the name Asim?
Asim was the 2393rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 57 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 2068th; the most babies were born in 2022 (58). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,204 places. More babies were named Asim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Asim a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Asim in the US.
Where is Asim most popular?
In 2021–2025, Asim was most common in Minnesota (0.28 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and New York.