Meaning and history
Basma is an Arabic name meaning “smile,” derived from the root بسم (basama), which means “to smile.”
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: 11 births, rank #10,129
2008: 8 births, rank #12,579
2009: 20 births, rank #6,544
2010: 8 births, rank #12,276
20112011: 17 births, rank #7,118
2012: 11 births, rank #9,711
2013: 17 births, rank #7,031
2014: 23 births, rank #5,625
2015: 23 births, rank #5,653
20162016: 27 births, rank #4,990
2017: 29 births, rank #4,695
2018: 20 births, rank #6,010
2019: 19 births, rank #6,176
2020: 15 births, rank #7,212
20212021: 22 births, rank #5,573
2022: 16 births, rank #6,984
2023: 23 births, rank #5,390
2024: 18 births, rank #6,394
20252025: 16 births, rank #6,838
In 2025, 16 babies were recorded with the name Basma, ranking #6,838 among girls.