girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Basya

Meaning Basya or Basia is a feminine given name of multiple origins Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,470 Trend ↑ Rising 31%

Basya or Basia is a feminine given name of multiple origins.

Rank 2025
#3,470
among girls · ↑51 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
44
named Basya
How common
1 in 36,529
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
44 babies
All-time total
1,052
#7,252 all-time among girls
First recorded
1962
in Social Security records

Basya popularity over time

1,052 babies have been named Basya since 1962, 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
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

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 Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 5 1 – #6,650
1970s 29 3 +480% #5,614
1980s 85 9 +193% #5,930
1990s 160 16 +88% #4,211
2000s 252 25 +57% #3,958
2010s 288 29 +14% #4,009
2020s (to 2025) 233 39 +35% #3,470

Where Basya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 46 0.03 outside top 500
2027 49 0.03 outside top 500
2028 51 0.03 outside top 500
2029 52 0.03 outside top 500
2030 54 0.03 outside top 500

Where Basya is most popular

Girls named Basya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.024 per 1,000.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Basya born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 78 0.432 +1707%
New York 80 0.202 +745%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Basya

Basya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,470 in 2025 with 44 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1962, 1,052 American babies have been named Basya. Its peak came in 2024, when 44 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 Basya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Basya?

The median living Basya is about 16 years old; half are between 6 and 26. An estimated 1,000 people named Basya are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

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

Basya year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 44 #3,470
2024 44 #3,521
2023 36 #4,059
2022 36 #4,051
2021 34 #4,176
2020 39 #3,740
2019 29 #4,669
2018 29 #4,679
2017 37 #4,009
2016 35 #4,173
2015 25 #5,314
2014 28 #4,912
2013 28 #4,917
2012 29 #4,852
2011 26 #5,235
2010 22 #6,007
2009 24 #5,735
2008 25 #5,590
2007 24 #5,737
2006 31 #4,592
2005 36 #3,958
2004 25 #5,086
2003 27 #4,691
2002 15 #7,097
2001 23 #5,033
2000 22 #5,168
1995 12 #7,103
1990 12 #6,912
1985 8 #7,626
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Basya?

The median living Basya is about 16 years old. Half of all living Basyas are between 6 and 26 years old.

How many people named Basya are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Basya are alive in the United States, based on 1,052 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Basya mean?

Basya or Basia is a feminine given name of multiple origins.

How popular is the name Basya in 2025?

Basya ranked #3,470 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 44 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Basya?

1,052 babies have been named Basya in the United States since 1962, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Basya most popular?

Basya peaked in 2024, when 44 newborns received the name.

Is Basya a boy or girl name?

Basya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Basya rising or falling?

Basya is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Basya become more popular?

Basya is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 54 girls named Basya in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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