Tasneem
Feminine · “a spring in paradise”
Tasnim is a spring in paradise — the Qur'an names it, and says the nearest to God drink from it undiluted.
How old is the name Tasneem?
Tasneem first appears in US birth records in 1974 — 51 years ago. The typical Tasneem alive today was born around 2012, making them about 13 years old. About 1,700 people named Tasneem are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Tasneem most popular?
Tasneem peaked in 2018, reaching #2275 nationally. Today it ranks #2368, 93 places below that high. See the whole 2018 chart.
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Where it comes from
From tasnim to Tasneem
The story of Tasneem
Sura 83 describes a sealed wine in paradise mixed with tasnim — a spring from which those brought near drink directly, while others get it mixed. The root suggests height, so it is the highest fountain. Tasneem is standard across Muslim naming and appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
a spring in paradise
From the Arabic tasnim, named in sura 83 as a fountain in paradise from which the favored drink. The root s-n-m relates to height or elevation, so the spring is the highest one. The Qur'anic reference is explicit and documented.
How the name formed
- tasnim
- Tasneem
Related forms: تسنيم · Tasnim · Tasneem
Pronouncing Tasneem
tas-NEEM
Two syllables, stress on the second. Said much the same across Arabic and Urdu.
Nicknames for Tasneem
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1974
- Most girls named
- 201880 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2275reached in 2018
- Change vs 2024
- +1.3%76 in 2025, from 75
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Tasneem in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- تسنيم in Arabic — transliteration
- Tasnim in English — spelling variant
- Tasneem in Urdu — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, California, Michigan.
Tasneems among us
people named Tasneem are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 21,148 born in 2025 was named Tasneem
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Aissa test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Tasneem's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Aissa climbed just as high around 1992, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Aissa's path sketches the road Tasneem is walking now.
Tasneem sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Tasneem is headed
Tasneem should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Tasneem beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Tasneem in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That the Qur'an names a specific spring and says who drinks it neat is a first-rate detail.
- The end stress gives it a strong rhythm against a front-stressed surname.
- The meaning is concrete and unusual.
- Tasnim and Tasneem are both in circulation.
- It reads as specifically Muslim.
- It will need spelling out every time.
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Frequently asked
- How many Tasneems are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,700 people named Tasneem are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Tasneem in 2025?
- Tasneem ranks #2368 among US girl names in 2025, with 76 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Tasneem?
- About 1 in every 21,148 US girls born in 2025 was named Tasneem — 76 in all.
- Will my child share the name Tasneem with classmates?
- Tasneem will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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