Boys' name · since 1980
Bassel
296 babies named Bassel in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,663 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,437 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 296
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bassel currently ranks #12437 among boys' names in America, with 296 babies recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bassel has been recorded 296 times among boys since 1980, currently ranked #12437 nationally and more common than 11% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #10,663 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,437 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 296 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bassel ranks #10,663 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,437 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 296 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,663 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,437 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 296
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bassel's 296 recorded births place it above 76.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Bassel compares
296 45th 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
Bassel's all-time total is 20% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bassel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 296 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bassel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bassel's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bassel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Bassel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (110 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Bassel's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Bassel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s
1990s
73 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
110 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 110 births (37% of all-time use).
Bassel by state
Where Bassel concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 296 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bassel's data
- Bassel's decade-level peak was the 2010s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Bassels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Bassel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Bassel 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.