Bassam comes from the Arabic tradition, meaning The One That Smiles.
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How popular is Bassam?
2015peak year
Bassam has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #4380), with about 24 babies named Bassam each year. In 2015, 28 babies received the name (ranked #3789). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 582.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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