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Nasim

OriginArabic
Meaning"breeze, fresh air"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boys#9449

2025 SSA

US rank · girlsUnranked

Below 5 births

About Nasim

A traditional Arabic choice, used on girls and boys, with a bright, fresh, and nature connected meaning. Naseem is an alternative Arabic and Urdu form, while Nesim is used in Turkey. Though unisex, Nasim leans masculine in Lebanon, Indonesia, Iran, England, Palestine, and Iraq, but is more evenly split in India, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. TikTok star and rapper Nasim Nabi is a notable bearer.

Nasim for girls

A unisex Arabic name with a fresh and nature related meaning, Nasim may also be spelled as Naseem in Urdu and Arabic, and as Nesim in Turkish. Used predominantly on boys in Iran, it leans feminine in Pakistan and Egypt, but is split fairly evenly in India. The strictly feminine form is Nasima.

Actress and comedian Nasim Pedrad is a notable bearer.

Pronounced nuh-SEEM.

As of October 2026, Nasim ranked #9449 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2607 in 2000.

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  • Nasim "Nash" AliBoy

    Britain's youngest mayor

  • Nasim Hasan ShahBoy

    former Chief Justice of Pakistan

  • Nasim AshrafBoy

    Pakistani politician

  • Nasim alBoy

    Safarjalani, Syrian politician

  • Nasim PedradBoy

    Iranian,American actress/comedienne

  • Nasim ZehraBoy

    Pakistani female TV journalist

  • Naseem HamedGirl

    British boxer

  • Naseem VickyGirl

    Pakistani actor

  • Naseem Hijazi (born Sharif Hussain)Girl

    Pakistani novelist

  • Naseem AoudeGirl

    son of Nader & Nawal Aoude on reality TV's "All American Muslim"

  • Naseem BanuGirl

    Indian actress

  • Naseem BegumGirl

    Pakistani female singer

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