MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Basim mean?
Basim is the Arabic adjective for one who smiles. It comes from the root for smiling and has the feminine counterpart Basima.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
बसीम
Conventional spelling
Arabic
باسم
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Basim in Indian usage
6,165 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling बसीम.
Mostly recorded for boys (96%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 247 records (4%).
- Recorded as male: 5,918 records (96%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 699 |
| 1980s | 2,702 |
| 1990s | 2,535 |
| Other decades | 229 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 4,345 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,037 |
| Bihar | 344 |
| Uttarakhand | 163 |
| Rajasthan | 141 |
| Other states | 135 |
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 | Basim / M | 3 | 5,137 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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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 Basim; Table_6, C5356 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Basim; Table_6, C5356