Basia
Barbara Stanisława "Basia" Trzetrzelewska, better known mononymously as Basia, is a Polish singer-songwriter and recording artist noted for her Latin-inspired jazz-pop music.
- Polish
- Jewish
Meaning & Origin of Basia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Barbara Stanisława "Basia" Trzetrzelewska, better known mononymously as Basia, is a Polish singer-songwriter and recording artist noted for her Latin-inspired jazz-pop music.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Polish
- Jewish
The Story of Basia
The earliest SSA record of Basia as a baby girl name dates back to 1988, when 7 babies received it. 2002 was its biggest year on record, with 26 newborns named Basia — #4,621 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Basias. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 362 Basias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Basia
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About the name Basia
Basia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 362 births in the dataset. Basia's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #4,621. Use the chart and map above to compare Basia'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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