Recorded 1975–1979 Girls' name Peak 1979 24 births

Basheba — girls' name

24 babies named Basheba in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s24
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Basheba was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

7 babies were named Basheba in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Basheba

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Basheba between 1975 and 1979, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Basheba currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Basheba performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Basheba 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 24 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.

Basheba at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

24

Since 1975

5 years of records

Peak year

1979

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1975

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1979

Basheba popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1975

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1979197819761975 5

Basheba by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
24 births that decade — 100% of Basheba's all-time total
1970s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Basheba?
24 babies have been named Basheba since 1975. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1979 with 7 births.
When was Basheba most popular?
Basheba was most popular in the 1970s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Basheba been used?
Basheba has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 5 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Basheba?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Basya, Basma, Basia, Basil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1975–1979 (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.