Bassel is a very rare variant of Basil that peaked in 2013 and has grown less common since.
Bassel is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,277 for boy births in the United States (and #25,341 across all names), given to 5 babies. Bassel first appears in 1980 and peaked in 2013 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #12,277 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | #7,839 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | #10,993 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | #12,373 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | #8,158 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | #6,451 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | #8,243 |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | #5,834 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | #8,223 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #8,214 |
| 2013 | 16 | 16 | #5,427 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #9,821 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | #6,628 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #7,647 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #9,079 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #6,693 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #11,550 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #8,754 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #7,719 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | #6,060 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #7,217 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #7,637 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #6,673 |
| 1996 | 9 | — | #6,036 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #7,056 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #6,429 |
| 1993 | 12 | — | #4,725 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #6,180 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #7,355 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #5,387 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #6,415 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #6,459 |
| 1980 | 11 | — | #3,636 |