Basem
#13,405 most common boys' name of all time · #34,565 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1978–2025
Rank among boys
#13,405
Rank overall
#34,565 of 105,966
First appeared
1978
Years on the list
23 of 146
All-time
147
Since 2016
46
Peak year
2019 #6,227
Best rank
#5,384 1983
Girls
Boys
peak 14/yr
Basem first appears in 1978. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,464 |
| 2024 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,794 |
| 2021 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,167 |
| 2020 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,536 |
| 2019 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,227 |
| 2018 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,147 |
| 2016 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,731 |
| 2015 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,577 |
| 2014 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,082 |
| 2013 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,091 |
| 2012 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,208 |
| 2006 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,617 |
| 2004 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,928 |
| 2000 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,746 |
| 1998 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,963 |
| 1997 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,631 |
| 1996 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,796 |
| 1995 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,305 |
| 1993 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,272 |
| 1989 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,562 |
| 1987 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,673 |
| 1983 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,384 |
| 1978 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,606 |