Data through 2025

Basil name popularity in the United States

Basil ranked #2020 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 74 boys named Basil.

Rank#2020

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded74

SSA

Peak year1924

281 recorded

Five-year change+27.6%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Basil for boys and girls

Girls

23

23.7% in 2025 · data from 1919 to 2025

Boys

74

76.3% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Basil in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys74#2020
2025girls23#5410
2024boys76#2012
2024girls19#6167
2023boys74#2032
2023girls24#5248
2022boys88#1826
2022girls28#4793
2021boys74#2000
2021girls29#4607
2020boys58#2323
2020girls18#6325
Show full history (167 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys74#2020
2025girls23#5410
2024boys76#2012
2024girls19#6167
2023boys74#2032
2023girls24#5248
2022boys88#1826
2022girls28#4793
2021boys74#2000
2021girls29#4607
2020boys58#2323
2020girls18#6325
2019boys71#2042
2019girls28#4773
2018boys69#2065
2018girls26#5007
2017boys59#2240
2017girls25#5191
2016boys60#2228
2016girls22#5796
2015boys52#2429
2015girls16#7266
2014boys44#2705
2014girls17#6987
2013boys56#2278
2013girls21#6017
2012boys46#2632
2012girls21#6110
2011boys44#2699
2011girls7#13347
2010boys47#2579
2010girls11#9790
2009boys57#2287
2009girls7#13704
2008boys31#3486
2008girls5#17504
2007boys58#2257
2006boys64#2062
2006girls7#13606
2005boys48#2399
2004boys41#2599
2003boys57#2006
2002boys57#1943
2001boys60#1841
2000boys64#1742
1999boys56#1778
1998boys66#1585
1997boys54#1773
1996boys73#1421
1995boys65#1477
1994boys71#1383
1993boys67#1420
1992boys73#1321
1991boys67#1382
1990boys69#1336
1989boys49#1615
1988boys61#1319
1987boys61#1248
1986boys67#1153
1985boys45#1485
1984boys45#1422
1983boys78#1000
1982boys55#1254
1981boys51#1294
1980boys60#1176
1979boys52#1270
1978boys54#1214
1977boys62#1099
1976boys51#1210
1975boys58#1099
1974boys48#1198
1973boys57#1074
1972boys65#1000
1971boys66#998
1970boys64#1016
1969boys60#989
1968boys57#968
1967boys71#848
1966boys92#762
1965boys82#815
1964boys92#784
1963boys101#763
1962boys95#779
1961boys113#720
1960boys110#733
1959boys109#735
1958boys103#732
1957boys95#772
1956boys104#718
1955boys103#720
1954boys112#682
1953boys139#616
1952boys103#688
1951boys109#668
1950boys113#658
1949boys111#649
1948boys116#629
1947boys158#535
1946boys117#592
1945boys101#603
1944boys117#564
1943boys132#544
1942boys169#472
1941boys132#513
1940boys140#487
1939boys135#495
1938boys157#460
1937boys145#463
1936boys189#401
1935boys175#417
1934boys159#447
1933boys172#413
1932boys200#396
1931boys154#454
1930boys219#386
1929boys238#373
1928boys191#431
1927boys249#371
1927girls5#4805
1926boys232#385
1925boys259#370
1924boys281#354
1923boys245#379
1922boys247#382
1921boys266#374
1920boys243#383
1919boys262#352
1919girls7#3817
1918boys239#387
1917boys221#379
1916boys244#341
1915boys243#339
1914boys161#375
1913boys120#387
1912boys114#359
1911boys69#328
1910boys46#383
1909boys37#403
1908boys39#365
1907boys39#351
1906boys32#378
1905boys30#384
1904boys37#328
1903boys23#411
1902boys32#348
1901boys28#347
1900boys37#357
1899boys28#336
1898boys27#377
1897boys33#321
1896boys34#323
1895boys22#414
1894boys27#349
1893boys22#383
1892boys22#404
1891boys12#524
1890boys17#434
1889boys16#464
1888boys20#416
1887boys13#488
1886boys10#605
1885boys14#498
1884boys11#570
1883boys8#677
1882boys12#540
1881boys9#595
1880boys11#571

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Basil’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+42.3%
Change since peak-73.7%