Basil
3 countries#2020 in United States, 2025US
#2020
in United States, 2025
FR
#1830
in France, 2022
SCOT
4
total births, Scotland
Total births recorded
14,053
Peak year (United States)
1924
Peak-year count
281
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Basil was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFranceScotland
Country by country
United States
13,538 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #2020 · peaked in 1924 with 281 births
Most common in: New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Michigan, California
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
511 births recorded 1985–2022 · currently #1830 · peaked in 2011 with 30 births
Most common in: Paris, Nord, Hauts-de-Seine, Haute-Garonne, Val-d'Oise
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
4 births recorded 2016–2016 · peaked in 2016 with 4 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Basil’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #2062 | — |
| 2007 | #2257 | ↓195 |
| 2008 | #3486 | ↓1229 |
| 2009 | #2287 | ↑1199 |
| 2010 | #2579 | ↓292 |
| 2011 | #2699 | ↓120 |
| 2012 | #2632 | ↑67 |
| 2013 | #2278 | ↑354 |
| 2014 | #2705 | ↓427 |
| 2015 | #2429 | ↑276 |
| 2016 | #2228 | ↑201 |
| 2017 | #2240 | ↓12 |
| 2018 | #2065 | ↑175 |
| 2019 | #2042 | ↑23 |
| 2020 | #2323 | ↓281 |
| 2021 | #2000 | ↑323 |
| 2022 | #1826 | ↑174 |
| 2023 | #2032 | ↓206 |
| 2024 | #2012 | ↑20 |
| 2025 | #2020 | ↓8 |