Basilisa

BA-zih-lih-suh /ˈbæzɪˌlɪsə/
girl 4 syllables fading

Basilisa is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Basilisa is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1978. Basilisa was first reported in SSA data in 1922 and peaked in 1929 (8 births).

About the name Basilisa

PronunciationBA-zih-lih-suh /ˈbæzɪˌlɪsə/
CultureSpanish
8peak births 1929
1922first in SSA data

Names similar to Basilisa

How popular is Basilisa?

Girls named Basilisa
1922193019401950196019701978
Girls named Basilisa per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1922–1978 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1978) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Basilisa total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19785—#9,901
19326—#3,943
19307—#3,690
19298—#3,417
19226—#4,505