Basil
In 2025, Basil had a published SSA count of 74 in the boys series and ranked 2020 among names in that series.
Rank
#2020
Count
74
Year
2025
Trend
Rising
Sex Split in Published History
girls series
2.7%
1919–2025 · 366 total across published yearly counts
boys series
97.3%
1880–2025 · 13K total across published yearly counts
Peak Popularity
Peak Year
1924
Peak Count
281
Change Since Peak
-73.7%
Recent Changes
5-Year Change
27.6%
10-Year Change
42.3%
Popularity Over Time by Sex
girls series
boys series
View yearly SSA counts
| Year | Series | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 74 |
| 2025 | girls | 23 |
| 2024 | boys | 76 |
| 2024 | girls | 19 |
| 2023 | boys | 74 |
| 2023 | girls | 24 |
| 2022 | boys | 88 |
| 2022 | girls | 28 |
| 2021 | boys | 74 |
| 2021 | girls | 29 |
| 2020 | boys | 58 |
| 2020 | girls | 18 |
| 2019 | boys | 71 |
| 2019 | girls | 28 |
| 2018 | boys | 69 |
| 2018 | girls | 26 |
| 2017 | boys | 59 |
| 2017 | girls | 25 |
| 2016 | boys | 60 |
| 2016 | girls | 22 |
| 2015 | boys | 52 |
| 2015 | girls | 16 |
| 2014 | boys | 44 |
| 2014 | girls | 17 |
| 2013 | boys | 56 |
| 2013 | girls | 21 |
| 2012 | boys | 46 |
| 2012 | girls | 21 |
| 2011 | boys | 44 |
| 2011 | girls | 7 |
| 2010 | boys | 47 |
| 2010 | girls | 11 |
| 2009 | boys | 57 |
| 2009 | girls | 7 |
| 2008 | boys | 31 |
| 2008 | girls | 5 |
| 2007 | boys | 58 |
| 2006 | boys | 64 |
| 2006 | girls | 7 |
| 2005 | boys | 48 |
| 2004 | boys | 41 |
| 2003 | boys | 57 |
| 2002 | boys | 57 |
| 2001 | boys | 60 |
| 2000 | boys | 64 |
| 1999 | boys | 56 |
| 1998 | boys | 66 |
| 1997 | boys | 54 |
| 1996 | boys | 73 |
| 1995 | boys | 65 |
| 1994 | boys | 71 |
| 1993 | boys | 67 |
| 1992 | boys | 73 |
| 1991 | boys | 67 |
| 1990 | boys | 69 |
| 1989 | boys | 49 |
| 1988 | boys | 61 |
| 1987 | boys | 61 |
| 1986 | boys | 67 |
| 1985 | boys | 45 |
| 1984 | boys | 45 |
| 1983 | boys | 78 |
| 1982 | boys | 55 |
| 1981 | boys | 51 |
| 1980 | boys | 60 |
| 1979 | boys | 52 |
| 1978 | boys | 54 |
| 1977 | boys | 62 |
| 1976 | boys | 51 |
| 1975 | boys | 58 |
| 1974 | boys | 48 |
| 1973 | boys | 57 |
| 1972 | boys | 65 |
| 1971 | boys | 66 |
| 1970 | boys | 64 |
| 1969 | boys | 60 |
| 1968 | boys | 57 |
| 1967 | boys | 71 |
| 1966 | boys | 92 |
| 1965 | boys | 82 |
| 1964 | boys | 92 |
| 1963 | boys | 101 |
| 1962 | boys | 95 |
| 1961 | boys | 113 |
| 1960 | boys | 110 |
| 1959 | boys | 109 |
| 1958 | boys | 103 |
| 1957 | boys | 95 |
| 1956 | boys | 104 |
| 1955 | boys | 103 |
| 1954 | boys | 112 |
| 1953 | boys | 139 |
| 1952 | boys | 103 |
| 1951 | boys | 109 |
| 1950 | boys | 113 |
| 1949 | boys | 111 |
| 1948 | boys | 116 |
| 1947 | boys | 158 |
| 1946 | boys | 117 |
| 1945 | boys | 101 |
| 1944 | boys | 117 |
| 1943 | boys | 132 |
| 1942 | boys | 169 |
| 1941 | boys | 132 |
| 1940 | boys | 140 |
| 1939 | boys | 135 |
| 1938 | boys | 157 |
| 1937 | boys | 145 |
| 1936 | boys | 189 |
| 1935 | boys | 175 |
| 1934 | boys | 159 |
| 1933 | boys | 172 |
| 1932 | boys | 200 |
| 1931 | boys | 154 |
| 1930 | boys | 219 |
| 1929 | boys | 238 |
| 1928 | boys | 191 |
| 1927 | boys | 249 |
| 1927 | girls | 5 |
| 1926 | boys | 232 |
| 1925 | boys | 259 |
| 1924 | boys | 281 |
| 1923 | boys | 245 |
| 1922 | boys | 247 |
| 1921 | boys | 266 |
| 1920 | boys | 243 |
| 1919 | boys | 262 |
| 1919 | girls | 7 |
| 1918 | boys | 239 |
| 1917 | boys | 221 |
| 1916 | boys | 244 |
| 1915 | boys | 243 |
| 1914 | boys | 161 |
| 1913 | boys | 120 |
| 1912 | boys | 114 |
| 1911 | boys | 69 |
| 1910 | boys | 46 |
| 1909 | boys | 37 |
| 1908 | boys | 39 |
| 1907 | boys | 39 |
| 1906 | boys | 32 |
| 1905 | boys | 30 |
| 1904 | boys | 37 |
| 1903 | boys | 23 |
| 1902 | boys | 32 |
| 1901 | boys | 28 |
| 1900 | boys | 37 |
| 1899 | boys | 28 |
| 1898 | boys | 27 |
| 1897 | boys | 33 |
| 1896 | boys | 34 |
| 1895 | boys | 22 |
| 1894 | boys | 27 |
| 1893 | boys | 22 |
| 1892 | boys | 22 |
| 1891 | boys | 12 |
| 1890 | boys | 17 |
| 1889 | boys | 16 |
| 1888 | boys | 20 |
| 1887 | boys | 13 |
| 1886 | boys | 10 |
| 1885 | boys | 14 |
| 1884 | boys | 11 |
| 1883 | boys | 8 |
| 1882 | boys | 12 |
| 1881 | boys | 9 |
| 1880 | boys | 11 |