MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Qasim mean?
Arabic qāsim is an active participle meaning a distributor. Its root concerns dividing or allotting a share.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
क़ासिम
Conventional spelling
Arabic
قاسم
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
कासिम
24,546 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Devanagari
कासीम
5,095 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Qasim in Indian usage
24,546 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling कासिम.
Mostly recorded for boys (98.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 411 records (1.7%).
- Recorded as male: 24,135 records (98.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 908 |
| 1950s | 1,962 |
| 1960s | 3,352 |
| 1970s | 4,117 |
| 1980s | 6,786 |
| 1990s | 7,231 |
| Other decades | 190 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 18,764 |
| Bihar | 2,049 |
| Jharkhand | 1,473 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 668 |
| Maharashtra | 503 |
| Uttarakhand | 438 |
| Rajasthan | 358 |
| Haryana | 293 |
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 | Qasim / M | 34 | 914 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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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 Qasim; Table_6, C931 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Qasim; Table_6, C931