US rank #3523 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,008 births

Basya — #3523 US girls' name

1,008 babies named Basya in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s291980s851990s1602000s2522010s2882020s189
#3523
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Basya was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

44 babies were named Basya in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Basya

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,008 babies named Basya between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Basya currently holds the #3523 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Basya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 288 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Basya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 484 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Basya in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Basya 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 1,008 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.

Basya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,008

Since 1962

63 years of records

Peak year

2024

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,523

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1962

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2024

Basya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1962

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
44
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
01020304050 20242017201020031996198919821962 5

Basya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
288 births that decade — 29% of Basya's all-time total
1960s51970s291980s851990s1602000s2522010s2882020s189

Basya by state

Where Basya concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Basya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
484 48.0%
#2 New Jersey
276 27.4%
New York share of Basya's total US births 48.0%
Even split

484 of 1,008 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Basya?
1,008 babies have been named Basya since 1962. It currently ranks #3523 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 44 births.
When was Basya most popular?
Basya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 288 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Basya most popular?
The top states for the name Basya are New York (484 births), New Jersey (276 births).
How long has the name Basya been used?
Basya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 63 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Basya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Basma, Basia, Basil, Basilia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1962–2024 (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.