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Tasheem

♂ Boy

Pronounced tuh-SHEEM /təˈʃiːm/Medium

Meaning: Tasheem is an invented name pairing the Ta- prefix with a -sheem ending that echoes Rasheem and Kasheem, names ultimately flavored by the Arabic root sharing ideas of nobility. Here it reads as a sound-built American coinage.Low

In 30 seconds: Tasheem joins the Ta- prefix to a -sheem ending in the Rasheem family (said tuh-SHEEM). A rare modern coinage, it peaked around 1996.
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Origin LowAmerican
MeaningTasheem is an invented name pairing the Ta- prefix with a -sheem ending that echoes Rasheem and Kasheem, names ultimately flavored by the Arabic root sharing ideas of nobility. Here it reads as a sound-built American coinage.
U.S. rank (2007)#14162 ↘ Falling
2007 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1996
Total births (all-time)≈ 119

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199619812007

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Tasheem is a modern coinage that fits the Ta- prefix to a -sheem close, a pattern shared with Rasheem and Kasheem. The ending carries an Arabic-flavored ring, though the whole name is an American invention.

It was never common, given to only about sixteen boys a year at its peak around 1996, and soon faded. A man named Tasheem then is about thirty today.

Did you know? Tasheem belongs to a set of Ta- and -sheem names that circulated in the late twentieth century, built the way many families assembled fresh names from admired sounds.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Tasheem — Modern Ta- + -sheem coinage; Rasheem family

Variations

TashimTasheenRasheem

Nicknames

SheemTash

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If you like Tasheem…

Rasheem— the -sheem name Tasheem echoes
Kasheem— a like prefixed -sheem coinage
Tashawn— a related Ta- prefixed name
Raheem— a similar Arabic-flavored boy's name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tasheem mean?

It is a modern coinage joining the Ta- prefix to a -sheem ending in the Rasheem family; it has no older inherited meaning.

How do you pronounce Tasheem?

It is said tuh-SHEEM /təˈʃiːm/, two syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Tasheem a boy or girl name?

Tasheem is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Tasheem?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about sixteen a year at its peak in the mid-nineteen-nineties.

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