Basil Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Basil: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 13,172 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

Total recorded births

13,172

Peak year

1924 #354

Years on the list

146

10-year trend

+21.8%

In the 1920s · Most used in NY in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

Year	Births	Rank
2011	44	#2706
2012	46	#2639
2013	56	#2283
2014	44	#2712
2015	52	#2430
2016	60	#2234
2017	59	#2244
2018	69	#2066
2019	71	#2048
2020	58	#2326
2021	74	#2002
2022	88	#1828
2023	74	#2033
2024	76	#2015
2025	74	#2022

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1924

Names from the same era

Edward · 1924 Raymond · 1924 Harold · 1924 Fred · 1924 Calvin · 1924 Leroy · 1924 Bernard · 1924 Leon · 1924 Arnold · 1924 Roland · 1924

Names similar to Basil

Bassil Boys Basile Boys Baasil Boys Basilio Boys Basilia Girls Basia Girls Basim Boys Basir Boys Basit Boys Basilisa Girls Basin Boys Basiliki Girls

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