US rank #7903 Boys' name Peak 2013 291 births

Bassel — #7903 US boys' name

291 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.

1980s281990s732000s502010s1102020s30
#7903
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Bassel was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

16 babies were named Bassel in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bassel

The Social Security Administration has registered 291 babies named Bassel between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bassel currently holds the #7903 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bassel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bassel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bassel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bassel 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 291 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.

Bassel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

291

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2013

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,903

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bassel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
16
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
05101520 20242018201320051999199419841980 11

Bassel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
110 births that decade — 38% of Bassel's all-time total
1980s281990s732000s502010s1102020s30

Bassel by state

Where Bassel concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bassel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.7%
California share of Bassel's total US births 1.7%

5 of 291 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bassel?
291 babies have been named Bassel since 1980. It currently ranks #7903 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 16 births.
When was Bassel most popular?
Bassel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Bassel most popular?
The top states for the name Bassel are California (5 births).
How long has the name Bassel been used?
Bassel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bassel?
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.

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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, 1980–2024 (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.