UK girl's name
Basak
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2008. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Basak is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Basak popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2008 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4524, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2008, with 4 births.
This profile covers 10 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 2001 to 2008. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Basak is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 10 living people in the UK are called Basak. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2009 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Basak ranked #4524 for girls in England and Wales in 2008, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2008, when 4 girls were registered as Basak.
- • About 10 living people in the UK are estimated to have Basak as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4524
2008
Births in 2008
4
Latest year
Peak year
2008
4 births
Estimated living
10
2026
Popularity
Basak over time
The chart below shows babies named Basak registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2001 to 2008. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Basak, the clearest high point is 2008. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2008, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Basak by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Basak was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #4220 | 10 | 3 |
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- Bella 14,112
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- Bethan 7,968
- Beth 6,440
- Betsy 5,065
- Beatrix 4,317
- Billie 4,220
- Beau 3,231
- Bryony 3,167
FAQ
Basak: questions and answers
How popular is the name Basak in the UK right now?
In 2008, Basak was ranked #4524 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Basak most popular?
The peak year on record was 2008, with 4 babies registered as Basak in England and Wales.
How many people are called Basak in the UK?
A total of 10 babies have been registered as Basak across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.