Recorded 1919–1928 Boys' name Peak 1925 19 births

Bascum — boys' name

19 babies named Bascum in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s13
1920s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Bascum was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

7 babies were named Bascum in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bascum

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Bascum between 1919 and 1928, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bascum currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bascum performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bascum shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bascum in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 19 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bascum at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

19

Since 1919

10 years of records

Peak year

1925

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1919

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1928

Bascum popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1919

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1925)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
5.566.577.5 192819251919 6

Bascum by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
13 births that decade — 68% of Bascum's all-time total
1910s61920s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bascum?
19 babies have been named Bascum since 1919. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1925 with 7 births.
When was Bascum most popular?
Bascum was most popular in the 1920s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Bascum been used?
Bascum has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 10 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Bascum?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Basil, Bastian, Basilio, Bashir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–1928 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.