Recorded 1981–2011 Boys' name Peak 2007 52 births

Bassil — boys' name

52 babies named Bassil in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s112000s202010s10
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Bassil was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

8 babies were named Bassil in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bassil

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Bassil between 1981 and 2011, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bassil currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bassil performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bassil shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bassil 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 52 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.

Bassil at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

52

Since 1981

31 years of records

Peak year

2007

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1981

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2011

Bassil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1981

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2007)
8
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Bassil by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
20 births that decade — 38% of Bassil's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bassil?
52 babies have been named Bassil since 1981. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2007 with 8 births.
When was Bassil most popular?
Bassil was most popular in the 2000s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Bassil been used?
Bassil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 31 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Bassil?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Basil, Bastian, Basilio, Bashir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1981–2011 (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.