US rank #10093 Boys' name Peak 2004 370 births

Bashar — #10093 US boys' name

370 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.

1970s111980s501990s422000s1522010s702020s45
#10093
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Bashar was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

25 babies were named Bashar in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bashar

The Social Security Administration has registered 370 babies named Bashar between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bashar currently holds the #10093 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bashar performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Bashar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Bashar in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bashar 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 370 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.

Bashar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

370

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2004

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,093

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bashar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
25
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
051015202530 202420192012200720021996198819821973 5

Bashar by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
152 births that decade — 41% of Bashar's all-time total
1970s111980s501990s422000s1522010s702020s45

Bashar by state

Where Bashar concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Bashar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
18 4.9%
#2 California
7 1.9%
#3 Michigan
6 1.6%
#4 Ohio
6 1.6%
New York share of Bashar's total US births 4.9%
Even split

18 of 370 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bashar?
370 babies have been named Bashar since 1973. It currently ranks #10093 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 25 births.
When was Bashar most popular?
Bashar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Bashar most popular?
The top states for the name Bashar are New York (18 births), California (7 births), Michigan (6 births).
How long has the name Bashar been used?
Bashar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bashar?
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.

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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, 1973–2024 (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.