Boys' name · since 1976
Bashir
1,035 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.
- #5,024 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,309 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,035
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bashir is the #4309 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,035 recorded since 1976.
Bashir has 1,035 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4309 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #5,024 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,309 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,035 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bashir ranks #5,024 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,309 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,035 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,024 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,309 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,035
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bashir's 1,035 recorded births place it above 88.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Bashir compares
1,035 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Bashir's all-time total is 180% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bashir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,035 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bashir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bashir's full recorded timeline at 2001, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 10 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bashir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Bashir by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (273 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Bashir's strongest decade.
273 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Bashir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 59
1970s
59 births
- 1980s
1980s
138 births
- 1990s
1990s
191 births
- 2000s
2000s
211 births
- 2010s
2010s
273 births
- 2020s
2020s
163 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 273 births (26% of all-time use).
How Bashir compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bashir's total volume
Bashir by state
Where Bashir concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 71 | 6.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 56 | 5.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 26 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
71 of 1,035 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Bashir's data
- Bashir's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (273 total births) through the 2020s (163) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Bashirs (71 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Bashir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Bashir 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.