Basit vs Basil

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

Name A

Basit

Boy name · Rank #13005

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Name B

Basil

Boy name · Rank #2008

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Metric Basit Basil
Current Rank #13005 #2008
Total Births (all years) 53 13,095
Peak Year 1997 1924
Peak Year Births 7 281
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1997 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Basit 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 13 660
2000ss 18 536
2010ss 17 547
2020ss 5 370

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Basit Basil
2014 5 44
2015 — 52
2016 5 60
2017 — 59
2018 — 69
2019 — 71
2020 — 58
2021 — 74
2022 — 88
2023 — 74
2024 5 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, 1997–2024.

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