Basit
Basīṭ or al-basīṭ (البسيط), is a metre used in classical Arabic poetry. The word literally means "extended" or "spread out" in Arabic. Along with the ṭawīl, kāmil, and wāfir, it is one of the four most common metres used in pre-Islamic and classical Arabic poetry.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Basit
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Basīṭ or al-basīṭ (البسيط), is a metre used in classical Arabic poetry. The word literally means "extended" or "spread out" in Arabic. Along with the ṭawīl, kāmil, and wāfir, it is one of the four most common metres used in pre-Islamic and classical Arabic poetry.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Basit
The earliest SSA record of Basit as a baby boy name dates back to 1997, when 7 babies received it. 1997 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Basit — #7,282 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Basit on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Basit last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 53 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Basit
Phonetically similar names — useful when Basit is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Basset
- Bassett
- Bizet
- Besit
- Bazza
- Barratt
- Bosset
- Basad
- Bahut
- Posit
- Poset
- Beset
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About the name Basit
Basit is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 53 births in the dataset. Basit's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #7,282. Use the chart and map above to compare Basit'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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