Total births
16
Boys' name · since 1985
Bashan
Bashan has 16 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 16
- total births
- 1985–1995
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
Bashan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 1985.
Bashan has 16 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1995.
- 16 total births
- 1985–1995 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
16 boys have been named Bashan since 1985, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1995.
- 16
- total births
- 1985–1995
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Bashan was born in this single decade.
1985
Single peak year
6 babies were named Bashan in 1985 - its busiest year on record.
Bashan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bashan's full recorded timeline at 1986, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bashan at a glance
Last recorded 1995Peak year
1985
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1985
Bashan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1995
- Peak year (1985)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Bashan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Bashan's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Bashan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bashan? ▼
16 babies have been named Bashan since 1985. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1985 with 6 births.
When was Bashan most popular? ▼
Bashan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Bashan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bashan since 1985 -- 11 years through the most recent 1995 data.
What names are similar to Bashan? ▼
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.
What to do with Bashan's data
- Bashan's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Bashan
Nearby Names Like Bashan
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bashan
Basil Boy
#2013 13,172 births
Bastian Boy
#1003 2,614 births
Basilio Boy
#5920 1,809 births
Bashir Boy
#4768 1,035 births
Bascom Boy
731 births
Compare Bashan side by side: Bashan vs Basil Bashan vs Bastian Bashan vs Basilio
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bashan: Baby Name Since 1985 - 16 Births, Peak 1985." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bashan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bashan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.