US rank #12772 Boys' name Peak 2013 72 births

Bassem — #12772 US boys' name

72 babies named Bassem in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s102010s342020s13
#12772
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 10% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Bassem was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

8 babies were named Bassem in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bassem

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Bassem between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bassem currently holds the #12772 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bassem performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bassem shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bassem 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 72 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.

Bassem at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

72

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2013

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,772

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bassem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
8
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Bassem by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
34 births that decade — 47% of Bassem's all-time total
1980s151990s102010s342020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bassem?
72 babies have been named Bassem since 1984. It currently ranks #12772 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 8 births.
When was Bassem most popular?
Bassem was most popular in the 2010s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Bassem been used?
Bassem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bassem?
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, 1984–2024 (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.