unisex NAME · CURRENTLY #2022

Basil

BAY-zəl

“royal”

A traditional name with Greek roots, also associated with the culinary herb.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Basil has traveled through time

111880 141885 171890 221895 371900 301905 461910 2431915 2431920 2591925 2191930 1751935 1401940 1011945 1131950 1031955 1101960 821965 641970 581975 601980 451985 691990 651995 642000 482005 582010 682015 762020 972025
LATEST YEAR202597 births
PEAK RANK#322in 1897
CURRENT USAGE23.7% F76.3% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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