Basil

Given to 13,538 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#5410
recorded as girls
#2020
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
97
girls 23 · boys 74
Peak year
1911
69 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
13,538
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Basil was most popular in 1911, when 69 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.31 per 1,000). In 2025, 74 babies were named Basil, ranking #2020 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1911 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Basil was most popular in 1911, when 69 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.31 per 1,000). In 2025, 74 babies were named Basil, ranking #2020 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.10.20.30.41880192019602000Peak 1911

Basil was most popular in 1911, when 69 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.31 per 1,000). In 2025, 74 babies were named Basil, ranking #2020 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 23 5410 74 2020
2024 19 6167 76 2012
2023 24 5248 74 2032
2022 28 4793 88 1826
2021 29 4607 74 2000
2020 18 6325 58 2323
2019 28 4773 71 2042
2018 26 5007 69 2065
2017 25 5191 59 2240
2016 22 5796 60 2228
2015 16 7266 52 2429
2014 17 6987 44 2705
2013 21 6017 56 2278
2012 21 6110 46 2632
2011 7 13347 44 2699
2010 11 9790 47 2579
2009 7 13704 57 2287
2008 5 17504 31 3486
2007 <5 — 58 2257
2006 7 13606 64 2062
2005 <5 — 48 2399
2004 <5 — 41 2599
2003 <5 — 57 2006
2002 <5 — 57 1943
2001 <5 — 60 1841
2000 <5 — 64 1742
1999 <5 — 56 1778
1998 <5 — 66 1585
1997 <5 — 54 1773
1996 <5 — 73 1421
1995 <5 — 65 1477
1994 <5 — 71 1383
1993 <5 — 67 1420
1992 <5 — 73 1321
1991 <5 — 67 1382
1990 <5 — 69 1336
1989 <5 — 49 1615
1988 <5 — 61 1319
1987 <5 — 61 1248
1986 <5 — 67 1153
1985 <5 — 45 1485
1984 <5 — 45 1422
1983 <5 — 78 1000
1982 <5 — 55 1254
1981 <5 — 51 1294
1980 <5 — 60 1176
1979 <5 — 52 1270
1978 <5 — 54 1214
1977 <5 — 62 1099
1976 <5 — 51 1210
1975 <5 — 58 1099
1974 <5 — 48 1198
1973 <5 — 57 1074
1972 <5 — 65 1000
1971 <5 — 66 998
1970 <5 — 64 1016
1969 <5 — 60 989
1968 <5 — 57 968
1967 <5 — 71 848
1966 <5 — 92 762
1965 <5 — 82 815
1964 <5 — 92 784
1963 <5 — 101 763
1962 <5 — 95 779
1961 <5 — 113 720
1960 <5 — 110 733
1959 <5 — 109 735
1958 <5 — 103 732
1957 <5 — 95 772
1956 <5 — 104 718
1955 <5 — 103 720
1954 <5 — 112 682
1953 <5 — 139 616
1952 <5 — 103 688
1951 <5 — 109 668
1950 <5 — 113 658
1949 <5 — 111 649
1948 <5 — 116 629
1947 <5 — 158 535
1946 <5 — 117 592
1945 <5 — 101 603
1944 <5 — 117 564
1943 <5 — 132 544
1942 <5 — 169 472
1941 <5 — 132 513
1940 <5 — 140 487
1939 <5 — 135 495
1938 <5 — 157 460
1937 <5 — 145 463
1936 <5 — 189 401
1935 <5 — 175 417
1934 <5 — 159 447
1933 <5 — 172 413
1932 <5 — 200 396
1931 <5 — 154 454
1930 <5 — 219 386
1929 <5 — 238 373
1928 <5 — 191 431
1927 5 4805 249 371
1926 <5 — 232 385
1925 <5 — 259 370
1924 <5 — 281 354
1923 <5 — 245 379
1922 <5 — 247 382
1921 <5 — 266 374
1920 <5 — 243 383
1919 7 3817 262 352
1918 <5 — 239 387
1917 <5 — 221 379
1916 <5 — 244 341
1915 <5 — 243 339
1914 <5 — 161 375
1913 <5 — 120 387
1912 <5 — 114 359
1911 <5 — 69 328
1910 <5 — 46 383
1909 <5 — 37 403
1908 <5 — 39 365
1907 <5 — 39 351
1906 <5 — 32 378
1905 <5 — 30 384
1904 <5 — 37 328
1903 <5 — 23 411
1902 <5 — 32 348
1901 <5 — 28 347
1900 <5 — 37 357
1899 <5 — 28 336
1898 <5 — 27 377
1897 <5 — 33 321
1896 <5 — 34 323
1895 <5 — 22 414
1894 <5 — 27 349
1893 <5 — 22 383
1892 <5 — 22 404
1891 <5 — 12 524
1890 <5 — 17 434
1889 <5 — 16 464
1888 <5 — 20 416
1887 <5 — 13 488
1886 <5 — 10 605
1885 <5 — 14 498
1884 <5 — 11 570
1883 <5 — 8 677
1882 <5 — 12 540
1881 <5 — 9 595
1880 <5 — 11 571

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Other spellings

Basel · 552 Bassel · 296 Bazil · 161

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Where Basil is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 3% · boys 97% across all years