Boys' name · since 1904
Basilio
Basilio has 1,809 recorded births since 1904 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,512 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,711 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,809
- born since 1904
- 1970s
- peak decade
Basilio currently ranks #7711 among boys' names in America, with 1,809 babies recorded since 1904.
Social Security Administration records show Basilio recorded 1,809 times among boys since 1904, holding rank #7711 nationally today, ahead of 45% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2025.
- #3,512 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,711 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,809 born since 1904
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Basilio ranks #3,512 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,711 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,809 born since 1904, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,512 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,711 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,809
- born since 1904
- 1970s
- peak decade
Basilio's 1,809 recorded births place it above 92.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Basilio compares
1,809 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Basilio's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Basilio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,809 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Basilio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Basilio splits its recorded history at 1968: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1904 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Basilio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Basilio by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (196 births, 11% of the file).
1970s was Basilio's strongest decade.
196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 11% of all-time use.
Basilio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
88 births
- 1920s
1920s
159 births
- 1930s
1930s
137 births
- 1940s
1940s
144 births
- 1950s
1950s
192 births
- 1960s
1960s
191 births
- 1970s
1970s
196 births
- 1980s
1980s
186 births
- 1990s
1990s
182 births
- 2000s
2000s
151 births
- 2010s
2010s
108 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 196 births (11% of all-time use).
How Basilio 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 Basilio's total volume
Basilio by state
Where Basilio concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 555 | 30.7% |
| #2 | California | | 225 | 12.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 22 | 1.2% |
555 of 1,809 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Basilio's data
- Basilio's decade-level peak was the 1970s (196 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Basilios (555 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Basilio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~121 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, 1904–2025 (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 Basilio 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.