Qasim is a distinctive choice, ranked #914 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Qasim in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#914
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About the Name Qasim
Qasim has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 151 places in five years. It was most popular in 1997 at #318 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Qasim is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Qasim in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Qasim
Qasim Akhtar — Qasim Akhtar is an English actor, known for his roles as Chesney Karib in the Channel 4 comedy drama Shameless and Zeedan Nazir in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
Qasim Ibrahim — Qasim Ibrahim, NIIV, NMSI, also known as Burumaa Qasim, is a Maldivian politician, business magnate and philanthropist.
Qasim Razvi — Syed Muhammad Qasim Razvi was a politician in the princely state of Hyderabad.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Qasim
Unlikely. With around 34 UK babies named Qasim per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Qasim in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Qasim is declining: down 208 places since 2020, to #914 in 2025. It peaked at #318 in 1997.
Qasim is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Qasim include: Qasim Akhtar, Qasim Ibrahim and Qasim ibn Muhammad. Short summaries for each appear below.
Qasim does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Qasims in the wild.
34
UK babies named Qasim (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 208 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Qasim
Almost certainly the only Qasim in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Qasim
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Qasim Akhtar is an English actor, known for his roles as Chesney Karib in the Channel 4 comedy drama Shameless and Zeedan Nazir in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
Muhammad Qasim Nanawtawi (Urdu: مولانا محمد قاسم نانوتوی) was an Indian Sunni Hanafi Maturidi Islamic Scholar, theologian and a Sufi who was one of the main founders of the Deobandi Movement, starting from the Darul Uloom Deoband.
Al-Qāsim ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr (Arabic: قاسم إبن محمد) (born 36 or 38 AH and died 106 AH or 108 AH; corresponding to c. 660/662 and 728/730) was a jurist in early Islam.