How Many People Are Named Basma?
An estimated 444 people in the United States have the first name Basma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Basma peaked in popularity in 2017 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Basma 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 Basma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
444
About 1 in 771,969 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2017
29 births
Total Registered
450
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Basma
Basma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 450 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Basma as a female name
Ranked #6,407 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (29 births)
Basma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Basma span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 194 babies were registered. While Basma is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Basma by Decade
How has Basma 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.
Basma by State
Basma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Basma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Basma
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Basma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Basma?
We estimate approximately 444 people named Basma 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 771,969 Americans share this first name.
Is Basma a common name?
Basma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 450 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Basma most popular?
Basma reached peak popularity in 2017, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Basma is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Basma a female name?
Basma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Basma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Basma Smith, Basma Johnson, Basma 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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