Basheer vs Basil

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

Name A

Basheer

Boy name

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Name B

Basil

Boy name · Rank #2008

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Metric Basheer Basil
Current Rank Unranked #2008
Total Births (all years) 216 13,095
Peak Year 1991 1924
Peak Year Births 14 281
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1977 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Basheer 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 6 577
1980ss 21 572
1990ss 56 660
2000ss 76 536
2010ss 46 547
2020ss 11 370

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Basheer Basil
2014 5 44
2015 10 52
2016 — 60
2017 5 59
2018 — 69
2019 6 71
2020 6 58
2021 — 74
2022 5 88
2023 — 74
2024 — 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, 1977–2022.

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