Tasneem is a distinctive choice, ranked #1197 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Tasneem in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1197
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About the Name Tasneem
Tasneem ranked #1,197 in 2025, down from its peak of #655 in 2004 — still a familiar name, but past its high point. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Tasneem is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Tasneem in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Tasneem
Tasneem Gardezi — Syed Tasneem Nawaz Gardezi was a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1985 to 1988.
Humaira Tasneem — Humaira Tasneem is a women's cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.
Saida Muna Tasneem — Saida Muna Tasneem is a Bangladeshi diplomat who served as high commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom and ambassador to Ireland and Liberia from November 2018 to September 2024.
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 Tasneem
Unlikely. With around 27 UK babies named Tasneem per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Tasneem in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Tasneem has been fairly steady, ranked #1,197 in 2025 against #1,267 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #655 in 2004.
Tasneem 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 Tasneem include: Humaira Tasneem, Saida Muna Tasneem and Tasneem Alsultan. Short summaries for each appear below.
Tasneem does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Tasneems in the wild.
27
UK babies named Tasneem (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 70 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Tasneem
Almost certainly the only Tasneem 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 Tasneem
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Saida Muna Tasneem is a Bangladeshi diplomat who served as high commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom and ambassador to Ireland and Liberia from November 2018 to September 2024.
Tasneem Essop, is currently the executive director of Climate Action Network, the largest global network of over 1,300 civil society organisations, in over 120 countries, fighting the climate crisis.
Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi (Punjabi: تسنیم احمد قریشی) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013.