How Many People Are Named Bashan?
An estimated 15 people in the United States have the first name Bashan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Bashan peaked in popularity in 1985 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bashan 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 Bashan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Bashan is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
15
About 1 in 22,850,289 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1985
6 births
Total Registered
16
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bashan
Bashan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 16 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bashan as a male name
Ranked #8,998 in 1995
5 male births in 1995
Peak: 1985 (6 births)
Bashan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bashan span from the 1980s to the 1990s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 11 babies were registered. While Bashan is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Bashan by Decade
How has Bashan 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.
Bashan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bashan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bashan
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bashan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bashan?
We estimate approximately 15 people named Bashan 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 22,850,289 Americans share this first name.
Is Bashan a common name?
Bashan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 35.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bashan most popular?
Bashan reached peak popularity in 1985, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bashan is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bashan a male name?
Bashan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bashan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bashan Smith, Bashan Johnson, Bashan 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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