Bashir
Boy · Arabic
Bashir is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “bringer of good news”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Bashir mean?
Arabic
“bringer of good news”
A male given name from Arabic.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Bashir a girl's or a boy's name?
Bashir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Bashir in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Bashir, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 15 boys.
2025 had more boys named Bashir than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Bashir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Bashir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Bashir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Bashir, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,200th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 35 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Bashir in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bashir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 27 | #3,999 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,810 |
| 2020 | 35 | #3,200 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,896 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,090 |
| 2017 | 27 | #3,885 |
| 2016 | 31 | #3,523 |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,078 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,011 |
| 2013 | 28 | #3,659 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 31 | #3,452 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,276 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,101 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 30 | #3,114 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,549 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,530 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,475 |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,089 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,761 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,099 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,855 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,708 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,911 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,595 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 18 | #2,567 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,664 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
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