Is Basil a boy or girl name?
Basil is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 19 girls and 76 boys were named Basil, so 20% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.6% of the 13,438 US babies named Basil were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,009
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,183
- Babies named Basil since 1880
- 13,438
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 281 babies
Boys and girls named Basil, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 244 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 334 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,720 | 7 | 0.4% |
| 1920s | 2,450 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1930s | 1,705 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,293 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,090 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 873 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 577 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 572 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 660 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 536 | 19 | 3.4% |
| 2010s | 547 | 194 | 26.2% |
| 2020s | 370 | 118 | 24.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 76 | #2,009 | 19 | #6,183 |
| 2023 | 74 | #2,030 | 24 | #5,271 |
| 2022 | 88 | #1,828 | 28 | #4,811 |
| 2021 | 74 | #2,001 | 29 | #4,631 |
| 2020 | 58 | #2,324 | 18 | #6,363 |
| 2019 | 71 | #2,047 | 28 | #4,787 |
| 2018 | 69 | #2,066 | 26 | #5,031 |
| 2017 | 59 | #2,244 | 25 | #5,207 |
| 2016 | 60 | #2,234 | 22 | #5,823 |
| 2015 | 52 | #2,429 | 16 | #7,330 |
| 2014 | 44 | #2,712 | 17 | #7,035 |
| 2013 | 56 | #2,283 | 21 | #6,045 |
| 2012 | 45 | #2,680 | 21 | #6,146 |
| 2011 | 44 | #2,706 | 7 | #13,580 |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,583 | 11 | #9,880 |
| 2009 | 56 | #2,321 | 7 | #13,914 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,490 | 5 | #17,933 |
| 2007 | 58 | #2,258 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 64 | #2,065 | 7 | #13,797 |
| 2005 | 48 | #2,400 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 41 | #2,604 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 57 | #2,009 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 57 | #1,945 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 60 | #1,842 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 64 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 56 | #1,779 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 65 | #1,605 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 54 | #1,773 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 73 | #1,421 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 65 | #1,479 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 71 | #1,387 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 67 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 73 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 67 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 69 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 49 | #1,617 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 61 | #1,319 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 61 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 67 | #1,154 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 45 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 45 | #1,424 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 78 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 55 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 51 | #1,294 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 60 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 52 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 54 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 62 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 51 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 58 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 48 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 57 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 65 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 66 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 64 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 60 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 57 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 71 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 92 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 82 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 92 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 101 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 96 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 112 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 110 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 109 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 103 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 95 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 104 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 103 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 112 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 139 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 103 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 109 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 113 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 111 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 116 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 158 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 117 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 101 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 117 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 132 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 169 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 132 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 140 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 135 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 157 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 145 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 189 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 175 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 159 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 172 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 200 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 154 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 219 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 238 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 191 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 249 | #371 | 5 | #4,873 |
| 1926 | 232 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 259 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 281 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 245 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 247 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 266 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 242 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 263 | #352 | 7 | #3,866 |
| 1918 | 239 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 221 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 244 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 243 | #339 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 161 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 120 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 114 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 69 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 46 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 37 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 39 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 39 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 32 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 30 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 37 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 23 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 32 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 28 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 37 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 28 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 27 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 33 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 34 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 22 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 27 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 22 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 22 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 12 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 17 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 16 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 20 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 13 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 10 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 14 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 11 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 8 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 12 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 9 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 11 | #572 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Basil reached #322 in 1897. As a girl name, it reached #3,866 in 1919. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.