Bascom is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.
Bascom is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1970. Bascom was first reported in SSA data in 1882 and peaked in 1916 (28 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6 | — | #4,275 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #3,268 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #3,968 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #4,111 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | #2,759 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #3,850 |
| 1951 | 10 | — | #2,508 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #3,351 |
| 1949 | 12 | — | #2,232 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #3,718 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | #3,397 |
| 1946 | 7 | — | #2,940 |
| 1945 | 11 | — | #2,137 |
| 1944 | 8 | — | #2,649 |
| 1943 | 16 | — | #1,842 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | #2,727 |
| 1941 | 9 | — | #2,502 |
| 1940 | 14 | — | #1,902 |
| 1939 | 9 | — | #2,467 |
| 1938 | 11 | — | #2,196 |
| 1937 | 11 | — | #2,215 |
| 1936 | 8 | — | #2,654 |
| 1935 | 12 | — | #2,139 |
| 1934 | 13 | — | #2,031 |
| 1933 | 9 | — | #2,557 |
| 1932 | 12 | — | #2,201 |
| 1931 | 8 | — | #2,885 |
| 1930 | 17 | — | #1,827 |
| 1929 | 16 | — | #1,938 |
| 1928 | 18 | — | #1,829 |
| 1927 | 17 | — | #1,963 |
| 1926 | 15 | — | #2,083 |
| 1925 | 21 | — | #1,681 |
| 1924 | 23 | — | #1,632 |
| 1923 | 20 | — | #1,757 |
| 1922 | 24 | — | #1,551 |
| 1921 | 16 | — | #2,069 |
| 1920 | 15 | — | #2,143 |
| 1919 | 21 | — | #1,634 |
| 1918 | 23 | — | #1,543 |
| 1917 | 24 | — | #1,446 |
| 1916 | 28 | — | #1,266 |
| 1915 | 20 | — | #1,557 |
| 1914 | 17 | — | #1,499 |
| 1913 | 15 | — | #1,374 |
| 1912 | 11 | — | #1,533 |
| 1911 | 13 | — | #934 |
| 1910 | 11 | — | #987 |
| 1909 | 11 | — | #902 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | #1,361 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | #1,103 |
| 1899 | 6 | — | #944 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | #1,134 |
| 1896 | 10 | — | #730 |
| 1894 | 7 | — | #865 |
| 1890 | 6 | — | #895 |
| 1888 | 8 | — | #759 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | #829 |
| 1885 | 7 | — | #768 |
| 1884 | 14 | — | #505 |
| 1883 | 7 | — | #727 |
| 1882 | 6 | — | #851 |