Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Basil

#997 most common boys' name of all time · #2,347 across all names · 97% male / 3% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#997
Rank overall
#2,347 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
13,538
Since 2016
945
Peak year
1924 #354
Best rank
#325 1897
Girls Boys peak 281/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Basil is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 23 74 97 #2,022
2024 19 76 95 #2,013
2023 24 74 98 #2,034
2022 28 88 116 #1,828
2021 29 74 103 #2,001
2020 18 58 76 #2,325
2019 28 71 99 #2,043
2018 26 69 95 #2,066
2017 25 59 84 #2,241
2016 22 60 82 #2,229
2015 16 52 68 #2,432
2014 17 44 61 #2,707
2013 21 56 77 #2,278
2012 21 46 67 #2,634
2011 7 44 51 #2,705
2010 11 47 58 #2,580
2009 7 57 64 #2,289
2008 5 31 36 #3,487
2007 — 58 58 #2,260
2006 7 64 71 #2,063
2005 — 48 48 #2,400
2004 — 41 41 #2,600
2003 — 57 57 #2,009
2002 — 57 57 #1,944
2001 — 60 60 #1,841
2000 — 64 64 #1,742
1999 — 56 56 #1,779
1998 — 66 66 #1,588
1997 — 54 54 #1,774
1996 — 73 73 #1,424
1995 — 65 65 #1,480
1994 — 71 71 #1,386
1993 — 67 67 #1,421
1992 — 73 73 #1,321
1991 — 67 67 #1,382
1990 — 69 69 #1,337
1989 — 49 49 #1,617
1988 — 61 61 #1,320
1987 — 61 61 #1,249
1986 — 67 67 #1,154
1985 — 45 45 #1,487
1984 — 45 45 #1,429
1983 — 78 78 #1,000
1982 — 55 55 #1,256
1981 — 51 51 #1,294
1980 — 60 60 #1,178
1979 — 52 52 #1,272
1978 — 54 54 #1,216
1977 — 62 62 #1,100
1976 — 51 51 #1,210
1975 — 58 58 #1,100
1974 — 48 48 #1,201
1973 — 57 57 #1,076
1972 — 65 65 #1,000
1971 — 66 66 #999
1970 — 64 64 #1,016
1969 — 60 60 #991
1968 — 57 57 #974
1967 — 71 71 #848
1966 — 92 92 #762
1965 — 82 82 #815
1964 — 92 92 #786
1963 — 101 101 #763
1962 — 95 95 #781
1961 — 113 113 #721
1960 — 110 110 #733
1959 — 109 109 #735
1958 — 103 103 #732
1957 — 95 95 #772
1956 — 104 104 #719
1955 — 103 103 #721
1954 — 112 112 #682
1953 — 139 139 #617
1952 — 103 103 #690
1951 — 109 109 #669
1950 — 113 113 #659
1949 — 111 111 #652
1948 — 116 116 #629
1947 — 158 158 #537
1946 — 117 117 #595
1945 — 101 101 #603
1944 — 117 117 #565
1943 — 132 132 #544
1942 — 169 169 #472
1941 — 132 132 #513
1940 — 140 140 #489
1939 — 135 135 #495
1938 — 157 157 #461
1937 — 145 145 #465
1936 — 189 189 #401
1935 — 175 175 #421
1934 — 159 159 #447
1933 — 172 172 #413
1932 — 200 200 #398
1931 — 154 154 #457
1930 — 219 219 #387
1929 — 238 238 #373
1928 — 191 191 #432
1927 5 249 254 #371
1926 — 232 232 #385
1925 — 259 259 #370
1924 — 281 281 #354
1923 — 245 245 #379
1922 — 247 247 #383
1921 — 266 266 #374
1920 — 243 243 #383
1919 7 262 269 #353
1918 — 239 239 #388
1917 — 221 221 #379
1916 — 244 244 #342
1915 — 243 243 #340
1914 — 161 161 #375
1913 — 120 120 #388
1912 — 114 114 #361
1911 — 69 69 #330
1910 — 46 46 #386
1909 — 37 37 #405
1908 — 39 39 #371
1907 — 39 39 #356
1906 — 32 32 #384
1905 — 30 30 #391
1904 — 37 37 #333
1903 — 23 23 #423
1902 — 32 32 #353
1901 — 28 28 #351
1900 — 37 37 #363
1899 — 28 28 #343
1898 — 27 27 #383
1897 — 33 33 #325
1896 — 34 34 #328
1895 — 22 22 #425
1894 — 27 27 #357
1893 — 22 22 #389
1892 — 22 22 #412
1891 — 12 12 #547
1890 — 17 17 #451
1889 — 16 16 #476
1888 — 20 20 #427
1887 — 13 13 #504
1886 — 10 10 #622
1885 — 14 14 #513
1884 — 11 11 #590
1883 — 8 8 #686
1882 — 12 12 #561
1881 — 9 9 #618
1880 — 11 11 #572