Bashir vs Basil

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

Name A

Bashir

Boy name · Rank #4768

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Name B

Basil

Boy name · Rank #2013

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Metric Bashir Basil
Current Rank #4768 #2013
Total Births (all years) 1,035 13,172
Peak Year 2020 1924
Peak Year Births 35 281
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1976 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bashir Basil
1880s - 124
1890s - 244
1900s - 334
1910s - 1,719
1920s - 2,451
1930s - 1,705
1940s - 1,293
1950s - 1,090
1960s - 873
1970s 59 577
1980s 138 572
1990s 191 661
2000s 211 537
2010s 273 548
2020s 163 444

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bashir Basil
2014 25 44
2015 25 52
2016 31 60
2017 27 59
2018 25 69
2019 27 71
2020 35 58
2021 28 74
2022 28 88
2023 27 74
2024 21 76
2025 24 74

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, 1976–2025.

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