Given name
Basimah
“one who smiles a lot”
Basimah is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “one who smiles a lot.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “one who smiles a lot.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Basimah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Basimah’s family of names
Basimah has a related form in Basma. Basimah has a related form in Basima. Basimah has a related form in Basmah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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