MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Asim mean?
Arabic ʿāṣim is an active participle of the verb to protect, giving Asim its protector sense. Bengali and other regional naming also use Asim for Sanskrit-derived asīma, limitless. The Arabic name and the Sanskrit adjective have separate histories.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
आसिम
Conventional spelling
Arabic
عاصم
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Asim in Indian usage
2,397 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 238 |
| 1970s | 459 |
| 1980s | 872 |
| 1990s | 716 |
| Other decades | 112 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 535 |
| Tripura | 316 |
| Assam | 315 |
| Jharkhand | 313 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 200 |
| Kerala | 192 |
| Other states | 526 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Asim / M | 14 | 1,798 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Asim; Table_6, C1815 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Asim; Table_6, C1815
- Wiktionary: عاصم ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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