Basil

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Basil is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 13,438 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 13,095 as boys and 343 as girls. Basil gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1924 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #2,323 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 95
2023 98
2022 116
2021 103
2020 76
2019 99
2018 95
2017 84
2016 82
2015 68
2014 61
2013 77
2012 66
2011 51
2010 58
2009 63
2008 36
2007 58
2006 71
2005 48
2004 41
2003 57
2002 57
2001 60
2000 64
1999 56
1998 65
1997 54
1996 73
1995 65
1994 71
1993 67
1992 73
1991 67
1990 69
1989 49
1988 61
1987 61
1986 67
1985 45
1984 45
1983 78
1982 55
1981 51
1980 60
1979 52
1978 54
1977 62
1976 51
1975 58
1974 48
1973 57
1972 65
1971 66
1970 64
1969 60
1968 57
1967 71
1966 92
1965 82
1964 92
1963 101
1962 96
1961 112
1960 110
1959 109
1958 103
1957 95
1956 104
1955 103
1954 112
1953 139
1952 103
1951 109
1950 113
1949 111
1948 116
1947 158
1946 117
1945 101
1944 117
1943 132
1942 169
1941 132
1940 140
1939 135
1938 157
1937 145
1936 189
1935 175
1934 159
1933 172
1932 200
1931 154
1930 219
1929 238
1928 191
1927 254
1926 232
1925 259
1924 281
1923 245
1922 247
1921 266
1920 242
1919 270
1918 239
1917 221
1916 244
1915 243
1914 161
1913 120
1912 114
1911 69
1910 46
1909 37
1908 39
1907 39
1906 32
1905 30
1904 37
1903 23
1902 32
1901 28
1900 37
1899 28
1898 27
1897 33
1896 34
1895 22
1894 27
1893 22
1892 22
1891 12
1890 17
1889 16
1888 20
1887 13
1886 10
1885 14
1884 11
1883 8
1882 12
1881 9
1880 11