How Many People Are Named Wassim?
An estimated 281 people in the United States have the first name Wassim. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Wassim peaked in popularity in 2019 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wassim as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Wassim paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
281
About 1 in 1,219,766 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2019
22 births
Total Registered
284
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wassim
Wassim is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 284 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wassim as a male name
Ranked #8,907 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (22 births)
Wassim: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wassim span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 128 babies were registered. While Wassim is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Wassim by Decade
How has Wassim tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Wassim + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wassim as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Wassim: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wassim?
We estimate approximately 281 people named Wassim are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,219,766 Americans share this first name.
Is Wassim a common name?
Wassim is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 284 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wassim most popular?
Wassim reached peak popularity in 2019, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wassim is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wassim a male name?
Wassim is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wassim Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wassim Smith, Wassim Johnson, Wassim Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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