MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Kasim mean?
Arabic Qasim comes from the verb qasama, to divide or distribute. Al-Qasim, a son of the Prophet Muhammad, is a historical referent of this name.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
क़ासिम
Conventional spelling
Arabic
قاسم
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
कसीम
1,492 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Kasim in Indian usage
5,831 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (88.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 649 records (11.1%).
- Recorded as male: 5,182 records (88.9%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 539 |
| 1950s | 1,057 |
| 1960s | 1,202 |
| 1970s | 1,145 |
| 1980s | 1,094 |
| 1990s | 632 |
| Other decades | 162 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 3,445 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,838 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 150 |
| Goa | 129 |
| Other states | 269 |
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 | Kasim / M | 9 | 2,440 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Kasim ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- 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 Kasim; Table_6, C2553 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Kasim; Table_6, C2553
- Wiktionary: قاسم ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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