NameTides

Basil

Basil was the #2,020 boys' name in the US in 2025 (74 babies), and #1,124 in England & Wales and #1,443 in Canada.

Basil as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Basil as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Basil as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,020 (74)#1,124 (26)——#1,443 (16)
2024#2,012 (76)#1,282 (21)——#1,764 (11)
2023#2,032 (74)#1,907 (12)——#2,614 (6)
2022#1,826 (88)#1,366 (19)——#1,895 (9)
2021#2,000 (74)#1,023 (28)——#1,191 (18)
2020#2,323 (58)#1,492 (16)—#741 (3)#2,197 (7)
2019#2,042 (71)#1,439 (17)——#1,375 (14)
2018#2,065 (69)#2,112 (10)——#1,836 (9)
2017#2,240 (59)#1,812 (13)——#1,852 (9)
2016#2,228 (60)#1,498 (17)#592 (4)—#1,578 (11)
2015#2,429 (52)#1,511 (16)——#1,956 (8)
2014#2,705 (44)#2,690 (7)——#1,778 (9)
2013#2,278 (56)#2,660 (7)——#1,380 (13)
2012#2,632 (46)#1,119 (24)——#1,971 (8)
2011#2,699 (44)#1,688 (13)——#2,125 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1911 at #328.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2025, 24% of US babies named Basil were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 23,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 10,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 9,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Basil is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 23,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 27,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Basil by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,094PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,040TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,574TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Basil (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BasilCanadaBoys#1,44316
BasilEngland & WalesBoys#1,12426
BasilIrelandBoys—too few
BasilNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
BasilScotlandBoys—too few
BasilUSGirls#5,41023
BasilUSBoys#2,02074