How Many People Are Named Basia?
An estimated 353 people in the United States have the first name Basia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Basia peaked in popularity in 2002 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Basia 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 Basia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
353
About 1 in 970,975 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2002
26 births
Total Registered
362
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Basia
Basia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 362 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Basia as a female name
Ranked #13,847 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 2002 (26 births)
Basia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Basia span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 158 babies were registered. Basia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Basia by Decade
How has Basia 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.
Basia by State
Basia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Basia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Basia
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Basia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Basia?
We estimate approximately 353 people named Basia 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 970,975 Americans share this first name.
Is Basia a common name?
Basia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 362 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Basia most popular?
Basia reached peak popularity in 2002, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Basia is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Basia a female name?
Basia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Basia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Basia Smith, Basia Johnson, Basia 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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