Bashan
Bashan is the ancient, biblical name used for the northernmost region of Transjordan during the Iron Age. It is situated in modern-day Jordan and Syria. Its western part, nowadays known as the Golan Heights, was occupied by Israel during the 1967 Six Day War, and remains under Israel's occupation.
Meaning & Origin of Bashan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bashan is the ancient, biblical name used for the northernmost region of Transjordan during the Iron Age. It is situated in modern-day Jordan and Syria. Its western part, nowadays known as the Golan Heights, was occupied by Israel during the 1967 Six Day War, and remains under Israel's occupation.
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Etymology
The Story of Bashan
The earliest SSA record of Bashan as a baby boy name dates back to 1985, when 6 babies received it. 1985 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Bashan — #5,787 in the national rankings. About 69% of every Bashan on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Bashan last appeared in the published SSA data in 1995, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 16 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Bashan
Bashan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 16 births in the dataset. Bashan's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #5,787. Use the chart and map above to compare Bashan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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