Yasim
A name of Arabic origin meaning "generous" or "noble-minded".
Name Census estimates that about 23 living Americans carry the first name Yasim. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Yasim today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yasim births was 2003 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yasim. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Yasim. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
23
~ 1 in 14,902,363 Americans
Peak year
2003
7 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2006 SSA rank
#13,966
Tracked since 1999
Census
Yasim in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 128 people with the first name Yasim, which placed it at #49,019 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#49,019
National first-name rank
People counted
128
128 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
60.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yasim
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yasim is Black at 60.2%. The next largest groups are White (12.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (12.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Yasim described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Yasim at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American60.2% · 77
- White12.5% · 16
- Asian and Pacific Islander12.5% · 16
- Hispanic or Latino9.4% · 12
- Two or more races3.9% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 2
Popularity
Yasim: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yasim from the 1990s through to the 2000s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 17 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yasim by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Yasim during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yasim
The name Yasim has its roots in the Arabic language and culture, with its origins dating back to the 7th century AD during the rise of Islam. It is derived from the Arabic word "yasim," which means "generous" or "munificent." This name was particularly popular among the Arab tribes of the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant region.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name Yasim can be found in the historical records of the Umayyad Caliphate, which ruled from 661 to 750 AD. During this period, Yasim ibn Malik al-Ghassani was a prominent military commander who played a crucial role in the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula (modern-day Spain and Portugal) in the early 8th century.
In the 9th century, Yasim ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Kindi was a renowned Arab mathematician, philosopher, and scientist who made significant contributions to the fields of optics, astronomy, and cryptography. He was a pioneer in the study of light and is often regarded as the "Father of Cryptography" due to his work on deciphering codes and ciphers.
Another notable figure bearing the name Yasim was Yasim al-Dimashqi, a 10th-century Arab geographer and cartographer from Damascus. He is best known for his detailed maps of the Mediterranean region and his writings on the geography and climate of the Middle East.
In the 12th century, Yasim al-Nabulsi was a prominent Shafi'i scholar and jurist from Nablus (present-day Palestine). He authored several works on Islamic jurisprudence and was highly respected for his knowledge and teachings.
During the 13th century, Yasim al-Kindi was a renowned Arab poet and literary figure from Kufa (modern-day Iraq). His poetic works were widely celebrated for their eloquence and lyrical beauty, and he is considered one of the most influential poets of the Abbasid era.
These are just a few examples of historical figures who bore the name Yasim, but it is clear that this name has a rich cultural heritage and has been associated with individuals who made significant contributions to various fields throughout the centuries.
People
Yasim + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yasim as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yasim: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yasim?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 23 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yasim going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 14,902,363 US residents.
Is Yasim a common name?
We classify Yasim as "Very Rare". It ranks above 42.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 23 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yasim most popular?
The single biggest year for Yasim was 2003, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yasim is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yasim in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 128 people with the name Yasim, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #49,019 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Yasim in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Yasim?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Yasim on both sides of the split. Of the 129 people counted with this name, 99 were male (76.7%) and 30 were female (23.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Yasim?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yasim is Black at 60.2%. The next largest groups are White (12.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (12.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Yasim most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Yasim in the 2020 Census, accounting for 60.2% (77 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yasim in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yasim a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yasim in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Yasim still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yasim in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yasim can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Yasim?
Find out how many Americans are named Yasim on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.