How Many People Are Named Basha?
An estimated 173 people in the United States have the first name Basha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Basha peaked in popularity in 2000 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Basha 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 Basha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
173
About 1 in 1,981,239 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2000
11 births
Total Registered
179
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Basha
Basha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 179 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Basha as a female name
Ranked #15,608 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (11 births)
Basha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Basha span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 64 babies were registered. Basha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Basha by Decade
How has Basha 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.
Basha by State
Basha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Basha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Basha
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Basha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Basha?
We estimate approximately 173 people named Basha 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 1,981,239 Americans share this first name.
Is Basha a common name?
Basha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 179 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Basha most popular?
Basha reached peak popularity in 2000, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Basha is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Basha a female name?
Basha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Basha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Basha Smith, Basha Johnson, Basha 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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