US rank #5894 Boys' name Peak 1990 1,799 births

Basilio — #5894 US boys' name

1,799 babies named Basilio in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s111910s881920s1591930s1371940s1441950s1921960s1911970s1961980s1861990s1822000s1512010s1082020s54
#5894
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 59% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

11% of everyone ever named Basilio was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

28 babies were named Basilio in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Basilio

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,799 babies named Basilio between 1904 and 2024, spanning 121 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Basilio currently holds the #5894 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Basilio performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 196 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Basilio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 555 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Basilio in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Basilio in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,799 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Basilio at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,799

Since 1904

121 years of records

Peak year

1990

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#5,894

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1904

Recorded for 121 years

Last year on file: 2024

Basilio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1904

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
28
Annual births at peak — across 121 years of records
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Basilio by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
196 births that decade — 11% of Basilio's all-time total
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Basilio by state

Where Basilio concentrates geographically — total births since 1904

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Basilio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
555 30.9%
#2 California
225 12.5%
#3 New York
22 1.2%
Texas share of Basilio's total US births 30.9%
Even split

555 of 1,799 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Basilio?
1,799 babies have been named Basilio since 1904. It currently ranks #5894 among boys. The peak year was 1990 with 28 births.
When was Basilio most popular?
Basilio was most popular in the 1970s decade with 196 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Basilio most popular?
The top states for the name Basilio are Texas (555 births), California (225 births), New York (22 births).
How long has the name Basilio been used?
Basilio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 121 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Basilio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Basil, Bastian, Bashir, Bascom, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1904–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.