Girls' name · since 1993
Bashirah
13 babies named Bashirah in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #50,802 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bashirah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 13 have been recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Bashirah recorded 13 times among girls since 1993, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 1997.
- #50,802 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 13 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bashirah ranks #50,802 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #50,802 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 13
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bashirah's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Bashirah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bashirah's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bashirah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1997
- Peak year (1993)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Bashirah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).
1990s was Bashirah's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Bashirah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).
Bashirah by state
Where Bashirah concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 38.5% |
5 of 13 births nationwide.
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- Pennsylvania records the most Bashirahs (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Bashirah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~4 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, 1993–1997 (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 Bashirah 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.