Basit
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Basit is a boys' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Basit mean?
Arabic
A male given name from Arabic.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Basit a girl's or a boy's name?
Basit is a boys' name.
How popular is Basit in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Basit in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Basit in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Names like Basit
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ahmed, Rayyan, Zayan, Ayaan, Muhammad, Zayaan, Yahya, Rayan, Faizan, Taha, Abdullah, Musab
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Basit: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/basit, updated 20 October 2026.