Basir
Basir is an Iranian laser-guided, 155 mm high explosive artillery shell designed to destroy tanks, vehicles and other moving or non-moving targets with high precision.
- Arabic
- Azerbaijani
Meaning & Origin of Basir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Basir is an Iranian laser-guided, 155 mm high explosive artillery shell designed to destroy tanks, vehicles and other moving or non-moving targets with high precision.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Azerbaijani
The Story of Basir
American parents first put Basir on the record books as a baby boy name in 1989, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 11 Basirs were born — ranking #6,013 that year. About 36% of every Basir on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Basir last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 177 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Basir
Phonetically similar names — useful when Basir is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Busser
- Besser
- Buser
- Besar
- Buzzer
- Baser
- Bosser
- Basser
- Bouser
- Beiser
- Boiser
- Poseur
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Basir
Basir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 177 births in the dataset. Basir's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #6,013. Use the chart and map above to compare Basir'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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