Basma

Basma was the #6,838 girls' name in the US in 2025 (16 babies), and #3,333 in England & Wales and #2,730 in Canada.

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Canada
2025	#6,838 (16)	#3,333 (7)	#2,730 (7)
2024	#6,394 (18)	#3,016 (8)	#2,685 (7)
2023	#5,390 (23)	#2,928 (8)	#1,898 (11)
2022	#6,984 (16)	#3,971 (5)	#1,727 (12)
2021	#5,573 (22)	#2,942 (8)	#3,280 (5)
2020	#7,212 (15)	#3,899 (5)	#2,163 (9)
2019	#6,176 (19)	#2,170 (12)	#1,600 (14)
2018	#6,010 (20)	#2,901 (8)	#1,741 (12)
2017	#4,695 (29)	#2,090 (13)	#1,584 (14)
2016	#4,990 (27)	#2,233 (12)	#1,906 (11)
2015	#5,653 (23)	#2,945 (8)	#1,312 (18)
2014	#5,625 (23)	#2,659 (9)	#1,530 (15)
2013	#7,031 (17)	#4,050 (5)	#1,364 (17)
2012	#9,711 (11)	#2,969 (8)	#1,142 (22)
2011	#7,118 (17)	#4,049 (5)	#1,500 (15)

The tide so far

about 1 in 100,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Girls	2025	about 1 in 100,000	rare
England & Wales	Girls	2025	about 1 in 36,000	rare
Canada	Girls	2025	about 1 in 21,000	rare

On its recent trend, Basma is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 99,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 72,000 to 1 in 140,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Basma	Canada	Girls	#2,730	7
Basma	England & Wales	Girls	#3,333	7
Basma	Northern Ireland	Girls	—	too few
Basma	US	Girls	#6,838	16