Total births
53
Boys' name · since 1997
Basit
53 babies named Basit in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13048
- among boys today
- 53
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 9%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Basit is the #13048 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 53 recorded since 1997.
Basit has 53 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13048 as of the latest data, more common than 9% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2024.
- #13048 among boys today
- 53 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
- 9% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Basit is currently the #13048 boys' name in America, more common than 9% of boys - 53 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13048
- among boys today
- 53
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 9%
- more common than other boys
Basit vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#13048
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 9% of names given to boys today.
2000s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Basit was born in this single decade.
1997
Single peak year
7 babies were named Basit in 1997 - its busiest year on record.
How Basit compares
53 17th percentile among 14,294 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
Basit's all-time total is 86% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Basit | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 53 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 23 | 22,252 |
Basit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Basit splits its recorded history at 2009: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Basit at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1997
Current rank
#13,048
Active since
1997
Basit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2024
- Peak year (1997)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Basit by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Basit's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Basit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 18 births (34% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Basit? ▼
53 babies have been named Basit since 1997. It currently ranks #13048 among boys. The peak year was 1997 with 7 births.
When was Basit most popular? ▼
Basit was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Basit been used? ▼
Records for Basit go back to 1997, giving 28 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Basit? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Basil, Bastian, Basilio, Bashir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Basit's data
- Basit's decade-level peak was the 2000s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Basit
Nearby Names Like Basit
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Basit
Basil Boy
#2013 13,172 births
Bastian Boy
#1003 2,614 births
Basilio Boy
#5920 1,809 births
Bashir Boy
#4768 1,035 births
Bascom Boy
731 births
Compare Basit side by side: Basit vs Basil Basit vs Bastian Basit vs Basilio
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Basit
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Basit: #13048 Boys' Name - 53 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/basit. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Basit 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 June 2026.