Total births
45
Girls' name · since 1988
Basmah
Basmah has 45 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 45
- total births
- 1988–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
Basmah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 45 recorded since 1988.
Basmah has 45 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1988 to 2021.
- 45 total births
- 1988–2021 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 38% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
45 girls have been named Basmah since 1988, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.
- 45
- total births
- 1988–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 38%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Basmah was born in this single decade.
1994
Single peak year
7 babies were named Basmah in 1994 - its busiest year on record.
Basmah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Basmah's full recorded timeline at 2011, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Basmah at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
1994
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1988
Basmah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2021
- Peak year (1994)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Basmah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Basmah's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Basmah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Basmah? ▼
45 babies have been named Basmah since 1988. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1994 with 7 births.
When was Basmah most popular? ▼
Basmah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Basmah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Basmah since 1988 -- 34 years through the most recent 2021 data.
What names are similar to Basmah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Basya, Basma, Basil, Basia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Basmah's data
- Basmah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- 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 Basmah
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Basil Girl
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Basia Girl
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Basilia Girl
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Compare Basmah side by side: Basmah vs Basya Basmah vs Basma Basmah vs Basil
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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, 1988–2021 (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. "Basmah: Baby Name Since 1988 - 45 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/basmah. 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 Basmah 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.