Basel vs Basil

Side-by-side comparison of Basel and Basil — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Basel

Boy name · Rank #7261

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Name B

Basil

Boy name · Rank #2008

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Metric Basel Basil
Current Rank #7261 #2008
Total Births (all years) 541 13,095
Peak Year 2000 1924
Peak Year Births 21 281
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Basel Basil
1880ss — 124
1890ss — 244
1900ss — 334
1910ss 36 1,720
1920ss 60 2,450
1930ss 5 1,705
1940ss 10 1,293
1950ss 6 1,090
1960ss — 873
1970ss 7 577
1980ss 22 572
1990ss 93 660
2000ss 121 536
2010ss 123 547
2020ss 58 370

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Basel Basil
2014 20 44
2015 11 52
2016 9 60
2017 11 59
2018 9 69
2019 15 71
2020 10 58
2021 9 74
2022 15 88
2023 13 74
2024 11 76

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1914–2024.

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