Boys' name · since 1914
Basel
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 552 babies named Basel, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,431 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,231 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 552
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Basel is the #7231 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 552 recorded since 1914.
Basel has 552 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7231 as of the latest data, more common than 48% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #7,431 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,231 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 552 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Basel ranks #7,431 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,231 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 552 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,431 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,231 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 552
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Basel's 552 recorded births place it above 83.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Basel compares
552 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Basel's all-time total is 50% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Basel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 552 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Basel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Basel splits its recorded history at 1997: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Basel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Basel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (123 births, 22% of the file).
2010s was Basel's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Basel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 36
1910s
36 births
- 1920s
1920s
60 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
93 births
- 2000s
2000s
121 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 123 births (22% of all-time use).
How Basel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Basel's total volume
Basel by state
Where Basel concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 552 births nationwide.
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What to do with Basel's data
- Basel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (123 total births) through the 2020s (69) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Basels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Basel
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Basel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Basel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.