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Baby name

Basil

Boy

Classic name

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1924 was its best year: 281 births, or 1 baby in 8,475. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 2020.
13,172births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 354rank at its peak, in 1924

Where babies named Basil are born

1924

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The darker the blue, the more common Basil is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Basil is most common in West Virginia (10.6 times), Pennsylvania (2.1) and Missouri (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

Names from the same era

Seymour · Norris · Hershel · Lavern · Carmen · Morton

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