The baby name Basanta is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /bɐˈsən.t̪ə/ (ba-SUN-ta) or /ˈbɑːsən.tə/ (BAH-sən-tə).
Basanta is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Basanta is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /bɐˈsən.t̪ə/ (ba-SUN-ta) or /ˈbɑːsən.tə/ (BAH-sən-tə).
Basanta is Sanskrit in Origin.
Basanta is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin, from vasanta "spring" (वसन्त), the season of blossoming and renewal. In Eastern Indo-Aryan speech the initial v often becomes b, yielding Basanta alongside Vasant/Vasanta. The name connotes freshness, youthful vigor, and auspicious beginnings.
Used across South Asia for centuries, Basanta is common in Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Nepali, and Hindi communities, and appears in Sinhala as Wasantha. Vasanta is widely personified in classical Sanskrit poetry and drama, lending the name a strong literary heritage. Related forms include Vasant, Vasanta, Vasanth (South India), and Basant/Basanth (North India, Punjabi/Urdu), with Wasantha in Sri Lanka. Feminine counterparts are Basanti and Vasanti; some regions also treat Basanta as a unisex seasonal name.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #70 | 2 | 2,963 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| QA | 0 | #98 | 9 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| AE | 0 | #183 | 5 | 10,220 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #226 | 9 | 5,842 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #287 | 30 | 15,378 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #298 | 6 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #378 | 4 | 7,951 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #384 | 352 | 18,093 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #385 | 5 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #504 | 12 | 19,177 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| BH | 0 | #513 | 41 | 17,937 | |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #516 | 572 | 16,750 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #536 | 18 | 20,968 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #550 | 8 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #565 | 12 | 10,045 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #612 | 20 | 13,121 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #651 | 119 | 18,755 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #735 | 5 | 17,960 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #798 | 84 | 17,948 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #855 | 239 | 22,615 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #873 | 63 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #946 | 797 | 28,008 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #981 | 131 | 25,439 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,064 | 9 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
Basanta is popular in 36 countries — most recent births per country:
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