Basma is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2017 and remains in steady use.
Basma is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,888 for girl births in the United States (and #11,907 across all names), given to 16 babies. Basma first appears in 1980 and peaked in 2017 (29 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | #6,888 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | #6,438 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | #5,413 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | #7,033 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | #5,597 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | #7,277 |
| 2019 | 19 | 19 | #6,208 |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | #6,048 |
| 2017 | 29 | 29 | #4,714 |
| 2016 | 27 | 27 | #5,017 |
| 2015 | 23 | 23 | #5,685 |
| 2014 | 23 | 23 | #5,644 |
| 2013 | 17 | 17 | #7,101 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #9,819 |
| 2011 | 17 | 17 | #7,160 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | #12,448 |
| 2009 | 20 | 20 | #6,597 |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | #12,760 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | #10,231 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | #9,349 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | #8,591 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #12,383 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #9,459 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | #8,629 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #11,281 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #9,919 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #12,016 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #9,671 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #13,683 |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #9,649 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #9,580 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #11,664 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #10,992 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #10,826 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #10,536 |