MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Bashir mean?
Bashīr is the Arabic word for a bringer of glad tidings. Its root concerns announcing good news, and the word can function as a descriptive title.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
बशीर
Conventional spelling
Arabic
بشير
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Bashir in Indian usage
25,598 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (98.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 494 records (1.9%).
- Recorded as male: 25,104 records (98.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 3,277 |
| 1960s | 7,387 |
| 1970s | 9,259 |
| 1980s | 4,048 |
| 1990s | 980 |
| Other decades | 647 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 23,114 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2,290 |
| Other states | 194 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Bashir / M | 8 | 2,664 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Bashir; Table_6, C2710 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Bashir; Table_6, C2710