Bash vs Basil

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

Name A

Bash

Boy name · Rank #8182

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Name B

Basil

Boy name · Rank #2008

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Metric Bash Basil
Current Rank #8182 #2008
Total Births (all years) 124 13,095
Peak Year 2021 1924
Peak Year Births 21 281
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2014 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bash Basil
1880ss — 124
1890ss — 244
1900ss — 334
1910ss — 1,720
1920ss — 2,450
1930ss — 1,705
1940ss — 1,293
1950ss — 1,090
1960ss — 873
1970ss — 577
1980ss — 572
1990ss — 660
2000ss — 536
2010ss 46 547
2020ss 78 370

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bash Basil
2014 5 44
2015 8 52
2016 — 60
2017 8 59
2018 10 69
2019 15 71
2020 14 58
2021 21 74
2022 21 88
2023 12 74
2024 10 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, 2014–2024.

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