Fun Facts About the Name Wesam
- 371 babies named Wesam: U.S. records list 371 babies given the name Wesam from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Wesam Mean?
Wesam is an Arabic name based on the noun wisām (وسام), meaning "badge," "medal," "decoration," or "mark." The noun comes from the Arabic root w-s-m, whose basic sense is to mark or brand; a related noun, wasm, refers to a mark or brand, especially one used on livestock. The name preserves the noun's sense of a distinguishing mark or honor rather than the literal act of branding. Wesam is one English spelling of the same Arabic name also written Wissam, Wisam, and Wessam. It is not a variant of the similar-looking Arabic name Wasim (وسيم, "handsome"), which is a separate given name.
Wesam Name History & Origins
The Arabic form وسام (wisām) is built directly on an ordinary Arabic noun, not on a patronymic. Arabic dictionaries record wisām as a mark, badge, or medal, and the older association with marking and branding belongs to the same root. As a personal name, Wisām and its spellings are used in Arabic-speaking countries including Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, and the Gulf states. The spelling Wesam is an English transliteration used especially by Arabic speakers in English-speaking countries; it does not represent a separate Arabic name.
How Popular is the Name Wesam?
Wesam has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2014. Its best rank was #4,395 in 1979.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,793 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #12,218 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #10,725 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #7,606 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #8,770 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #6,313 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #4,612 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #5,972 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #4,525 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #9,614 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #9,669 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #8,040 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #9,644 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #10,920 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #8,289 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #9,064 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #5,479 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #7,797 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #7,019 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #10,500 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #5,901 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #7,852 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #9,597 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #6,083 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #8,971 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #8,827 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #7,742 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #5,759 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #9,779 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #4,752 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #5,800 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #5,148 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #6,927 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #5,535 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #4,949 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #4,482 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #4,395 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #4,543 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #5,110 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #5,569 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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