Boys' name · since 1973
Bashar
382 babies named Bashar in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,263 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,903 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 382
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bashar currently ranks #6903 among boys' names in America, with 382 babies recorded since 1973.
Bashar has 382 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6903 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #9,263 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,903 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 382 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bashar ranks #9,263 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,903 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 382 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,263 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,903 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 382
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Bashar's 382 recorded births place it above 79.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Bashar compares
382 Top 50% higher than 50% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bashar's all-time total is 4% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bashar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 382 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bashar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bashar's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bashar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Bashar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (152 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Bashar's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Bashar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
152 births
- 2010s
2010s
70 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 152 births (40% of all-time use).
Bashar by state
Where Bashar concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 18 | 4.7% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 6 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.6% |
18 of 382 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Bashar's data
- Bashar's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (152 total births) through the 2020s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Bashars (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bashar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Bashar 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 August 2026.