Basem — #12703 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Basem

The Social Security Administration has registered 142 babies named Basem between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Basem currently holds the #12703 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Basem performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Basem shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Basem in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Basem 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 142 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.