Wessam
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Wessam by the numbers
Wessam was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 6 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Wessam
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Wessam. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Wissambadge, insignia, honor4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Wesamhandsomeness, beauty14 in the US (2017)
- Wessonson of Wes; patronymic surname form241 in the US (2017)
- Wassimhandsome, distinguished5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Wisamdistinction or mark of honour4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Westanfrom the west enclosure7 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Wessam
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