Recorded 1990–2012 Girls' name Peak 1990 10 births

Besma — girls' name

10 babies named Besma in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52010s5
1990s
Peak decade

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

1990
Single peak year

5 babies were named Besma in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Besma

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Besma between 1990 and 2012, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Besma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Besma performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Besma shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Besma 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.

Besma at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

10

Since 1990

23 years of records

Peak year

1990

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1990

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2012

Besma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1990

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1990)
5
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
5 20121990 5

Besma by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
5 births that decade — 50% of Besma's all-time total
1990s52010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Besma?
10 babies have been named Besma since 1990. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1990 with 5 births.
When was Besma most popular?
Besma was most popular in the 1990s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Besma been used?
Besma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 23 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Besma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bessie, Bess, Besse, Bessy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1990–2012 (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.