Basir vs Basil

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

Name A

Basir

Boy name · Rank #9261

Full profile →
Name B

Basil

Boy name · Rank #2008

Full profile →

Which name is more popular?

Metric Basir Basil
Current Rank #9261 #2008
Total Births (all years) 177 13,095
Peak Year 2001 1924
Peak Year Births 11 281
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1989 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Basir 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 5 572
1990ss 29 660
2000ss 63 536
2010ss 54 547
2020ss 26 370

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Basir Basil
2014 7 44
2015 5 52
2016 7 60
2017 — 59
2018 6 69
2019 6 71
2020 6 58
2021 — 74
2022 7 88
2023 5 74
2024 8 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, 1989–2024.

← Compare different names