Boys' name · since 1916
Basile
Basile has 45 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,859 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,798 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 45
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Basile is the #10798 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 45 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Basile has been recorded 45 times among boys since 1916, currently ranked #10798 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #22,859 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,798 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 45 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Basile ranks #22,859 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,798 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 45 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,859 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,798 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 45
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Basile's 45 recorded births place it above 49.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Basile compares
45 16th percentile among 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
Basile's all-time total is 88% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Basile | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 45 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 34 | 22,252 |
Basile's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Basile's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Basile popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Basile by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (18 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Basile's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Basile births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 18 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Basile's data
- Basile's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Basile: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Basile 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.