Asim

“Protector” — Arabic (via Ottoman Turkish) origin

Boy's name · #2393 in the US (2025) · Trending

Asim is climbing: on the charts since 1969, it is ranked #2393 in 2025, with about 60 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,300 have carried it all-time. In Minnesota it runs about 7× its national rate.

Around the world: about 1 in 7,100 boys in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 16,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 18,000 boys in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Asims

Asim Munir — Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff of Pakistan (born 1968)
Asim Ferhatović — Yugoslav footballer (1933-1987)
Asım Orhan Barut — Turkish-American theoretical physicist (1926–1994)
Asim ibn Umar — Son of caliph Umar and hadith scholar (c.628–c.689)
Asım Pars — Turkish basketball player (1976–2024)

What Asims become

Among 151 notable people named Asim:

No single standout — notable Asims spread across many fields.

Similar names: Hashim · Marwan · Azir · Ramy · Qasim · Rahim

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