| Haroon | Qasim | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Arabic form of Aaron | one who distributes |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | haa-ROON | QAA-sim |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (90) | 2025 (60) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Haroon | Qasim |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 473 | 300 |
| 2010s | 513 | 373 |
| 2000s | 289 | 271 |
| 1990s | 143 | 185 |
| 1980s | 78 | 77 |
| 1970s | 15 | 33 |
The Arabic form of the prophet Aaron (Harun), the brother of Musa (Moses). Of Hebrew origin with an uncertain meaning; the Arabic form carries no native root meaning. Transliterated both Haroon and Harun.
From the root q-s-m (ق-س-م, 'to divide, to apportion'), meaning 'one who divides or distributes', especially a distributor of provisions. Al-Qasim was a son of the Prophet (hence his kunya Abu al-Qasim). Also spelled Kasim, Qaasim.
Haroon and Qasim are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Haroon means Arabic form of Aaron (arabic origin), while Qasim means one who distributes (arabic origin).
In US records, Haroon first appears in 0 and Qasim in 0, so Haroon has the longer recorded history.