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Bassel

100% boys · 5 born in 2025

Bassel has been given to about 296 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2013, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 283
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Bassel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2013 · 16
  • Born in 20255
  • All time296
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Bassel?

Its best year was 2013, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 5427th. The typical living American called Bassel is about 16 years old today.

Names that sound like Bassel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ansel0.71
  2. Axel0.68
  3. Abel0.68
  4. Gael0.68
  5. Basil0.69
  6. Darrel0.68
  7. Jamel0.68
  8. Yael0.68

Middle names for Bassel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Bassel Paul0.77
  2. Bassel John0.77
  3. Bassel Wade0.76
  4. Bassel Ross0.76
  5. Bassel Quinn0.76
  6. Bassel Jude0.76

Sibling names for Bassel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.78
  2. Abdullahbrother · 0.77
  3. Yousefbrother · 0.76
  4. Palomasister · 0.76
  5. Andiesister · 0.75
  6. Samirasister · 0.75

Where Bassel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Bassel Anderson0.77
    2. Bassel White0.72
    3. Bassel Nguyen0.72
    4. Bassel Moore0.72
    5. Bassel Hill0.72
    6. Bassel Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Bassel

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.