Girl name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Basma

BAHS-mah · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
smile
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
timeless
Themes
joyful · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#6407
2024 births18
Peak year2017
First appeared1980
Total US births450
2017 peak19801991200220132024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Bas
Alternate spellings
BasmahBasima
In other languages
Basma (Turkish)Basma (Persian)

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Notable people named Basma

Princess Basma bint Talal