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Basil
Pronounced /ˈbæz.əl/
Rank in 2024
#2,021
Born in 2024
76
Peak year
1924 · #355
Origin
Ancient Greek
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 76 boys were named Basil, about 1 in every 22,570.
- It peaked in 1924 with 281 babies, ranked #355.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 13,095 boys have been named Basil since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Basil per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0.2Greatest1901–27
- 0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 4,038 babies, 0.24 per 1,000. Silent: 2,925 babies, 0.14 per 1,000. Boomers: 2,103 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Gen X: 999 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Millennials: 997 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Z: 847 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 781 babies, 0.04 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Name of several early saints, particularly in the Orthodox Church, from Latin Basilius, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios). Doublet of Vasilios and Vasily.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, in quiet but steady use in the UK.
- Origin
- Ancient Greek
- Say it
- /ˈbæz.əl/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Basil, CC BY-SA 4.0.