Bashir: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,264

among boys · ↑460 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Bashir · +14% vs 2024

How common

1 in 71,170

boys born in 2025

Peak year

2020

35 babies

All-time total

1,035

#5,027 all-time among boys

First recorded

1976

in Social Security records

Bashir popularity over time

1,035 babies have been named Bashir since 1976, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Boys	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	59	6	–	#2,588
1980s	138	14	+134%	#2,605
1990s	191	19	+38%	#2,775
2000s	211	21	+10%	#3,126
2010s	273	27	+29%	#3,465
2020s (to 2025)	163	27	0%	#3,209

Where Bashir is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 boys	Implied rank
2026	24	0.01	outside top 500
2027	23	0.01	outside top 500
2028	23	0.01	outside top 500
2029	23	0.01	outside top 500
2030	23	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Bashir

Bashir is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,264 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 1,035 American babies have been named Bashir. Its peak came in 2020, when 35 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Bashir stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Bashir?

The median living Bashir is about 19 years old; half are between 9 and 31. An estimated 1,000 people named Bashir are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Bashir year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Boys	Boys rank
2025	24	#4,264
2024	21	#4,724
2023	27	#4,012
2022	28	#3,896
2021	28	#3,826
2020	35	#3,209
2019	27	#3,903
2018	25	#4,104
2017	27	#3,898
2016	31	#3,533
2015	25	#4,090
2014	25	#4,024
2013	28	#3,671
2012	25	#4,016
2011	29	#3,612
2010	31	#3,465
2009	23	#4,295
2008	15	#5,802
2007	20	#4,653
2006	23	#4,113
2005	24	#3,825
2004	16	#5,030
2003	30	#3,126
2002	24	#3,563
2001	13	#5,415
2000	23	#3,549
1995	14	#4,303
1990	18	#3,321
1985	18	#2,724
1980	10	#3,869
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Bashir, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Bashir?

The median living Bashir is about 19 years old. Half of all living Bashirs are between 9 and 31 years old.

How many people named Bashir are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Bashir are alive in the United States, based on 1,035 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Bashir mean?

Borrowed from Arabic بَشِير (bašīr, “bringer of good news”).

How popular is the name Bashir in 2025?

Bashir ranked #4,264 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Bashir?

1,035 babies have been named Bashir in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bashir most popular?

Bashir peaked in 2020, when 35 newborns received the name.

Is Bashir a boy or girl name?

Bashir is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Bashir rising or falling?

Bashir has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Bashir become more popular?

Bashir looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 23 boys named Bashir in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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