Basil is an established boys' name that peaked in 1924 and has grown less common since.
Basil is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,022 among boys (74) and #5,432 among girls (23) — overall #3,603 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97 | 97 | #5,432 | #2,022 |
| 2024 | 95 | 95 | #6,205 | #2,015 |
| 2023 | 98 | 98 | #5,273 | #2,033 |
| 2022 | 116 | 116 | #4,813 | #1,828 |
| 2021 | 103 | 103 | #4,634 | #2,002 |
| 2020 | 76 | 76 | #6,363 | #2,326 |
| 2019 | 99 | 99 | #4,789 | #2,048 |
| 2018 | 95 | 95 | #5,033 | #2,066 |
| 2017 | 84 | 84 | #5,209 | #2,244 |
| 2016 | 82 | 82 | #5,823 | #2,234 |
| 2015 | 68 | 68 | #7,331 | #2,430 |
| 2014 | 61 | 61 | #7,036 | #2,712 |
| 2013 | 77 | 77 | #6,047 | #2,283 |
| 2012 | 67 | 67 | #6,147 | #2,639 |
| 2011 | 51 | 51 | #13,582 | #2,706 |
| 2010 | 58 | 58 | #9,883 | #2,583 |
| 2009 | 64 | 64 | #13,916 | #2,292 |
| 2008 | 36 | 36 | #17,935 | #3,490 |
| 2007 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,258 |
| 2006 | 71 | 71 | #13,800 | #2,065 |
| 2005 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,400 |
| 2004 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,604 |
| 2003 | 57 | 57 | — | #2,010 |
| 2002 | 57 | 57 | — | #1,945 |
| 2001 | 60 | 60 | — | #1,842 |
| 2000 | 64 | 64 | — | #1,743 |
| 1999 | 56 | 56 | — | #1,779 |
| 1998 | 66 | 66 | — | #1,586 |
| 1997 | 54 | — | — | #1,773 |
| 1996 | 73 | — | — | #1,421 |
| 1995 | 65 | — | — | #1,479 |
| 1994 | 71 | — | — | #1,386 |
| 1993 | 67 | — | — | #1,420 |
| 1992 | 73 | — | — | #1,322 |
| 1991 | 67 | — | — | #1,385 |
| 1990 | 69 | — | — | #1,337 |
| 1989 | 49 | — | — | #1,617 |
| 1988 | 61 | — | — | #1,319 |
| 1987 | 61 | — | — | #1,249 |
| 1986 | 67 | — | — | #1,154 |
| 1985 | 45 | — | — | #1,487 |
| 1984 | 45 | — | — | #1,424 |
| 1983 | 78 | — | — | #1,001 |
| 1982 | 55 | — | — | #1,255 |
| 1981 | 51 | — | — | #1,294 |
| 1980 | 60 | — | — | #1,179 |
| 1979 | 52 | — | — | #1,271 |
| 1978 | 54 | — | — | #1,216 |
| 1977 | 62 | — | — | #1,102 |
| 1976 | 51 | — | — | #1,211 |
| 1975 | 58 | — | — | #1,099 |
| 1974 | 48 | — | — | #1,199 |
| 1973 | 57 | — | — | #1,074 |
| 1972 | 65 | — | — | #1,000 |
| 1971 | 66 | — | — | #999 |
| 1970 | 64 | — | — | #1,016 |
| 1969 | 60 | — | — | #989 |
| 1968 | 57 | — | — | #970 |
| 1967 | 71 | — | — | #848 |
| 1966 | 92 | — | — | #762 |
| 1965 | 82 | — | — | #816 |
| 1964 | 92 | — | — | #784 |
| 1963 | 101 | — | — | #763 |
| 1962 | 95 | — | — | #780 |
| 1961 | 113 | — | — | #720 |
| 1960 | 110 | — | — | #733 |
| 1959 | 109 | — | — | #735 |
| 1958 | 103 | — | — | #732 |
| 1957 | 95 | — | — | #772 |
| 1956 | 104 | — | — | #718 |
| 1955 | 103 | — | — | #720 |
| 1954 | 112 | — | — | #682 |
| 1953 | 139 | — | — | #616 |
| 1952 | 103 | — | — | #688 |
| 1951 | 109 | — | — | #668 |
| 1950 | 113 | — | — | #658 |
| 1949 | 111 | — | — | #650 |
| 1948 | 116 | — | — | #629 |
| 1947 | 158 | — | — | #535 |
| 1946 | 117 | — | — | #594 |
| 1945 | 101 | — | — | #603 |
| 1944 | 117 | — | — | #564 |
| 1943 | 132 | — | — | #544 |
| 1942 | 169 | — | — | #472 |
| 1941 | 132 | — | — | #514 |
| 1940 | 140 | — | — | #490 |
| 1939 | 135 | — | — | #495 |
| 1938 | 157 | — | — | #460 |
| 1937 | 145 | — | — | #464 |
| 1936 | 189 | — | — | #401 |
| 1935 | 175 | — | — | #417 |
| 1934 | 159 | — | — | #447 |
| 1933 | 172 | — | — | #413 |
| 1932 | 200 | — | — | #396 |
| 1931 | 154 | — | — | #454 |
| 1930 | 219 | — | — | #386 |
| 1929 | 238 | — | — | #373 |
| 1928 | 191 | — | — | #431 |
| 1927 | 254 | — | #4,873 | #371 |
| 1926 | 232 | — | — | #385 |
| 1925 | 259 | — | — | #370 |
| 1924 | 281 | — | — | #354 |
| 1923 | 245 | — | — | #379 |
| 1922 | 247 | — | — | #382 |
| 1921 | 266 | — | — | #374 |
| 1920 | 243 | — | — | #383 |
| 1919 | 269 | — | #3,866 | #352 |
| 1918 | 239 | — | — | #387 |
| 1917 | 221 | — | — | #379 |
| 1916 | 244 | — | — | #341 |
| 1915 | 243 | — | — | #339 |
| 1914 | 161 | — | — | #375 |
| 1913 | 120 | — | — | #387 |
| 1912 | 114 | — | — | #359 |
| 1911 | 69 | — | — | #329 |
| 1910 | 46 | — | — | #383 |
| 1909 | 37 | — | — | #403 |
| 1908 | 39 | — | — | #366 |
| 1907 | 39 | — | — | #352 |
| 1906 | 32 | — | — | #378 |
| 1905 | 30 | — | — | #384 |
| 1904 | 37 | — | — | #328 |
| 1903 | 23 | — | — | #413 |
| 1902 | 32 | — | — | #348 |
| 1901 | 28 | — | — | #347 |
| 1900 | 37 | — | — | #359 |
| 1899 | 28 | — | — | #338 |
| 1898 | 27 | — | — | #379 |
| 1897 | 33 | — | — | #322 |
| 1896 | 34 | — | — | #324 |
| 1895 | 22 | — | — | #416 |
| 1894 | 27 | — | — | #349 |
| 1893 | 22 | — | — | #383 |
| 1892 | 22 | — | — | #406 |
| 1891 | 12 | — | — | #525 |
| 1890 | 17 | — | — | #436 |
| 1889 | 16 | — | — | #466 |
| 1888 | 20 | — | — | #418 |
| 1887 | 13 | — | — | #491 |
| 1886 | 10 | — | — | #613 |
| 1885 | 14 | — | — | #500 |
| 1884 | 11 | — | — | #574 |
| 1883 | 8 | — | — | #686 |
| 1882 | 12 | — | — | #541 |
| 1881 | 9 | — | — | #600 |
| 1880 | 11 | — | — | #572 |