girl's name

Bismah

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 370

Scotland

#802

2003 births

Bismah is a girl's name. In 2018 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2007, when 25 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 175,654 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Bismah over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

180
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Bismah by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 26
2000s 180
2010s 63
2020s (to 2025) 19

How popular is Bismah?

In 2025, Bismah was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Bismah is used

Scotland #802 3 in 2003
Canada #3,924 5 in 2020
England & Wales #7,439 3 in 2025
France #7,662 5 in 2012
United States #12,271 8 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Bismah

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Bismah also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Bismah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Bismah

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Bismah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Bismah

How popular is the name Bismah?

In 2025, Bismah was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Bismah a girl's or a boy's name?

Bismah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Bismah most popular?

Bismah peaked in 2007, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Bismah a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Bismah currently ranks #7,439 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.