Boys' name · since 1989
Basir
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 182 babies named Basir, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,522 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,564 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 182
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Basir currently ranks #12564 among boys' names in America, with 182 babies recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Basir recorded 182 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #12564 nationally today, ahead of 10% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #13,522 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,564 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 182 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Basir ranks #13,522 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,564 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 182 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,522 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,564 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 182
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Basir's 182 recorded births place it above 70.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Basir compares
182 36th percentile among 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
Basir's all-time total is 51% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Basir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 182 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Basir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Basir's full recorded timeline at 2010, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Basir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Basir by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (63 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Basir's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Basir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
54 births
- 2020s
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 63 births (35% of all-time use).
Basir by state
Where Basir concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 25 | 13.7% |
25 of 182 births nationwide.
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What to do with Basir's data
- Basir's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (63 total births) through the 2020s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Basirs (25 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 Basir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Basir 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.