How Many People Are Named Basheer?
An estimated 212 people in the United States have the first name Basheer. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Basheer peaked in popularity in 1991 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Basheer 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 Basheer paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
212
About 1 in 1,616,766 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
1991
14 births
Total Registered
216
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Basheer
Basheer is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 216 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Basheer as a male name
Ranked #12,583 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1991 (14 births)
Basheer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Basheer span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 76 babies were registered. Basheer has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Basheer by Decade
How has Basheer 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.
Basheer by State
Basheer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Basheer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Basheer
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Basheer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Basheer?
We estimate approximately 212 people named Basheer 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 1,616,766 Americans share this first name.
Is Basheer a common name?
Basheer is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 216 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Basheer most popular?
Basheer reached peak popularity in 1991, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Basheer is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Basheer a male name?
Basheer is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Basheer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Basheer Smith, Basheer Johnson, Basheer 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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