| Nabil | Qasim | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | noble, honorable | one who distributes |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | na-BEEL | QAA-sim |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1966 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2015 (63) | 2025 (60) |
| In 2025 | 51 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Nabil | Qasim |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 273 | 300 |
| 2010s | 452 | 373 |
| 2000s | 457 | 271 |
| 1990s | 402 | 185 |
| 1980s | 238 | 77 |
| 1970s | 118 | 33 |
| 1960s | 21 | 0 |
From the root n-b-l (ن-ب-ل), meaning 'noble, highborn, magnanimous, honorable'. Also spelled Nabeel.
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.
Nabil is more popular than Qasim today: about 51 US babies were given the name Nabil in 2025, compared with 0 named Qasim.
Nabil means noble, honorable (arabic origin), while Qasim means one who distributes (arabic origin).
In US records, Nabil first appears in 1966 and Qasim in 0, so Qasim has the longer recorded history.