Asem is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “savior, protector, guardian, defender.” In 2024 it was given to 6 boys in the United States.
Asem belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “savior, protector, guardian, defender” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Asem first appears in Social Security records in 2016. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #9647 in 2020, and in 2024 6 babies received the name — 30 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Asem means “savior, protector, guardian, defender” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Asem is a boy name. In 2024, 6 babies received the name in the US.
Asem comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition.
Asem first appears in US records in 2016. Its best-ever ranking was #9647 in 2020, and 6 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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