US rank #4755 Boys' name Peak 2020 1,010 births

Bashir — #4755 US boys' name

1,010 babies named Bashir in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s591980s1371990s1912000s2112010s2732020s139
#4755
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 67% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Bashir was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

35 babies were named Bashir in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bashir

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,010 babies named Bashir between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bashir currently holds the #4755 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bashir performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 273 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Bashir shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 71 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Bashir in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bashir 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 1,010 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.

Bashir at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,010

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2020

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,755

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bashir popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
35
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
010203040 20242017201020031996198919821976 12

Bashir by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
273 births that decade — 27% of Bashir's all-time total
1970s591980s1371990s1912000s2112010s2732020s139

Bashir by state

Where Bashir concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Bashir
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
71 7.0%
#2 New Jersey
56 5.5%
#3 New York
26 2.6%
#4 Minnesota
11 1.1%
#5 Ohio
5 0.5%
Pennsylvania share of Bashir's total US births 7.0%
Even split

71 of 1,010 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bashir?
1,010 babies have been named Bashir since 1976. It currently ranks #4755 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 35 births.
When was Bashir most popular?
Bashir was most popular in the 2010s decade with 273 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Bashir most popular?
The top states for the name Bashir are Pennsylvania (71 births), New Jersey (56 births), New York (26 births).
How long has the name Bashir been used?
Bashir has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bashir?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Basil, Bastian, Basilio, Bascom, 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, 1976–2024 (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.