boy's name
Asim
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,407
Scotland
#597
2005 births
Asim is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 57 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 58 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 58,167 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1969.
Asim over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 127 |
| 1980s | 160 |
| 1990s | 210 |
| 2000s | 226 |
| 2010s | 312 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 284 |
How popular is Asim?
In 2025, Asim was given to 57 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Asim is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Asim
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Asim also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Asim over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Asim
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Asim — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Asim
How popular is the name Asim?
In 2025, Asim was given to 57 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Asim a girl's or a boy's name?
Asim is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Asim most popular?
Asim peaked in 2022, when 58 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Asim a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Asim currently ranks #1,842 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.