The baby name Basant is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /bə.sənt/; respelling: buh-suhnt.
The baby name Basant is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /bə.sənt/; respelling: buh-suhnt.
Basant is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Basant stems from Sanskrit vasanta, “spring” or “springtime,” carried into Prakrit and then into modern Indo‑Aryan languages. It conveys ideas of renewal, blossoming, and youthful vitality. The name is used across Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu communities - predominantly masculine but sometimes unisex - and appears in South Asian diasporas.
In cultural memory, vasanta is the season praised by classical Sanskrit poets such as Kalidasa; Basant names the North Indian spring festival (Basant Panchami) and the Punjabi/Lahore kite‑flying celebration, while Raag Basant in Hindustani and Sikh tradition marks the arrival of spring. Common variants include Vasant (Sanskrit/Marathi/Gujarati), Vasanth (Tamil/Kannada), Basanta (Nepali/Odia/Bengali), and feminine forms Basanti and Vasanthi. Compound given names like Basant Kumar or Basant Lal are traditional. The meaning centers on cheerfulness, renewal, and auspicious new beginnings, especially for a child born in spring.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #78 | 2 | 3,375 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #102 | 9,151 | 14,742 |
| QA | 0 | #103 | 4 | 7,011 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| KW | 0 | #115 | 7 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| AE | 0 | #183 | 5 | 10,220 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| EG | 0 | #208 | 267 | 6,387 | |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #280 | 6 | 2,795 |
| SA | 0 | #285 | 11 | 10,560 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #287 | 30 | 15,378 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #299 | 5 | 7,909 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #309 | 17 | 7,570 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #335 | 11 | 7,678 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #360 | 1,006 | 16,750 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #364 | 6 | 8,477 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #372 | 25 | 15,987 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #386 | 4 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #395 | 4 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #411 | 310 | 18,093 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #417 | 11 | 2,041 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #449 | 67 | 19,177 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #463 | 4 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #487 | 37 | 10,981 |
| BH | 0 | #494 | 60 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #499 | 55 | 20,968 |
| LY | 0 | #522 | 14 | 12,703 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #550 | 8 | 12,905 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #591 | 41 | 13,121 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #599 | 19 | 11,648 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #605 | 165 | 18,755 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #641 | 252 | 15,035 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #716 | 220 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #733 | 373 | 22,615 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #751 | 131 | 17,948 |
| SY | 0 | #763 | 5 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #861 | 5 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #960 | 780 | 28,008 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #998 | 4 | 16,906 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,025 | 87 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,192 | 8 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,421 | 26 | 9,415 |
Basant is popular in 42 countries — most recent births per country:
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