Recorded 1988–2021 Girls' name Peak 1994 45 births

Basmah — girls' name

45 babies named Basmah in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s122000s52010s172020s6
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.

What the Data Says About Basmah

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Basmah between 1988 and 2021, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Basmah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Basmah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Basmah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Basmah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 45 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Basmah at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

45

Since 1988

34 years of records

Peak year

1994

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1988

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2021

Basmah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1988

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20212018201520112001199819941988 5

Basmah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
17 births that decade — 38% of Basmah's all-time total
1980s51990s122000s52010s172020s6

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?
Basmah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 34 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Basmah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Basya, Basma, Basia, Basil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.