Basel is a rare variant of Basil that peaked in 2000 and has grown less common since.
Basel is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,256 for boy births in the United States (and #15,240 across all names), given to 11 babies. Basel first appears in 1914 and peaked in 2000 (21 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #7,319 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | #6,580 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | #5,911 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #8,260 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | #7,581 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | #5,845 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | #8,242 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | #7,156 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | #8,222 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #7,117 |
| 2014 | 20 | 20 | #4,714 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | #5,955 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #7,113 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | #7,064 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | #6,731 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #9,075 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | #7,757 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | #5,942 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | #8,064 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #7,695 |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | #5,274 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #6,777 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | #6,584 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | #4,915 |
| 2000 | 21 | 21 | #3,779 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | #5,346 |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | #5,182 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #5,314 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | #6,557 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #5,536 |
| 1994 | 13 | — | #4,563 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #8,823 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #5,271 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #7,354 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #7,263 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,284 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #5,845 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #4,163 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #4,225 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #3,457 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #3,731 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #3,468 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | #4,043 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #3,261 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | #3,741 |
| 1927 | 7 | — | #3,480 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #4,254 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | #3,500 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | #3,276 |
| 1921 | 10 | — | #2,822 |
| 1920 | 10 | — | #2,786 |
| 1919 | 8 | — | #3,133 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | #3,765 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | #2,947 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | #3,432 |
| 1914 | 8 | — | #2,471 |