boy's name
Kessim
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 385
Kessim is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2020, when 95 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 29,475 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2014.
Kessim over time
Births per decade in France, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 50 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 335 |
How popular is Kessim?
In 2025, Kessim was given to 20 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Kessim is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Kessïm | Kessïm is a rare spelling of Kessim, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 125 times, mostly in France. | 125 |
| Késsim | Késsim is a rare spelling of Kessim, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Kessim
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kessim also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kessim over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kessim
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kessim — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kessim
Is Kessim a girl's or a boy's name?
Kessim is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Kessim most popular?
Kessim peaked in 2020, when 95 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kessim a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kessim currently ranks #1,507 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.