How Many People Are Named Bashar?
An estimated 363 people in the United States have the first name Bashar. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Bashar peaked in popularity in 2004 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bashar 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 Bashar paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
363
About 1 in 944,227 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2004
25 births
Total Registered
370
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bashar
Bashar is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 370 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bashar as a male name
Ranked #9,998 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (25 births)
Bashar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bashar span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 152 babies were registered. Bashar has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bashar by Decade
How has Bashar 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.
Bashar by State
Birth registrations for Bashar span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Michigan. The lowest are in Ohio, Michigan, California. On average, about 9 Bashars were registered per state.
Bashar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bashar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bashar
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Bashar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bashar?
We estimate approximately 363 people named Bashar 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 944,227 Americans share this first name.
Is Bashar a common name?
Bashar is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 370 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bashar most popular?
Bashar reached peak popularity in 2004, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bashar is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bashar a male name?
Bashar is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bashar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bashar Smith, Bashar Johnson, Bashar 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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