Recorded 1976–1986 Boys' name Peak 1976 10 births

Bassey — boys' name

10 babies named Bassey in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s5
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Bassey was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

5 babies were named Bassey in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bassey

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Bassey between 1976 and 1986, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bassey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bassey performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bassey shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bassey 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 10 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.

Bassey at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

10

Since 1976

11 years of records

Peak year

1976

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1976

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1986

Bassey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1976

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1976)
5
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
5 19861976 5

Bassey by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
5 births that decade — 50% of Bassey's all-time total
1970s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bassey?
10 babies have been named Bassey since 1976. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1976 with 5 births.
When was Bassey most popular?
Bassey was most popular in the 1970s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Bassey been used?
Bassey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 11 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Bassey?
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.

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, 1976–1986 (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.