How Many People Are Named Basem?
An estimated 139 people in the United States have the first name Basem. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Basem peaked in popularity in 2019 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Basem as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Basem paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
139
About 1 in 2,465,859 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2019
14 births
Total Registered
142
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Basem
Basem is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 142 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Basem as a male name
Ranked #12,523 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (14 births)
Basem: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Basem span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 50 babies were registered. While Basem is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Basem by Decade
How has Basem tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Basem by State
Basem + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Basem as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Basem
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Basem: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Basem?
We estimate approximately 139 people named Basem are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,465,859 Americans share this first name.
Is Basem a common name?
Basem is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 142 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Basem most popular?
Basem reached peak popularity in 2019, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Basem is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Basem a male name?
Basem is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Basem Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Basem Smith, Basem Johnson, Basem Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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