Basil · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Basil, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	100
1881	89
1882	106
1883	76
1884	96
1885	130
1886	90
1887	128
1888	165
1889	145
1890	153
1891	119
1892	180
1893	196
1894	233
1895	187
1896	284
1897	293
1898	220
1899	264
1900	246
1901	263
1902	261
1903	193
1904	289
1905	227
1906	240
1907	266
1908	253
1909	226
1910	237
1911	305
1912	265
1913	234
1914	246
1915	286
1916	274
1917	239
1918	236
1919	267
1920	228
1921	242
1922	227
1923	224
1924	248
1925	232
1926	209
1927	221
1928	172
1929	221
1930	200
1931	148
1932	192
1933	173
1934	154
1935	168
1936	182
1937	136
1938	142
1939	122
1940	121
1941	107
1942	122
1943	92
1944	86
1945	75
1946	72
1947	86
1948	66
1949	63
1950	63
1951	58
1952	53
1953	70
1954	55
1955	50
1956	49
1957	44
1958	49
1959	51
1960	52
1961	53
1962	46
1963	50
1964	46
1965	44
1966	52
1967	41
1968	33
1969	34
1970	34
1971	37
1972	40
1973	37
1974	31
1975	37
1976	33
1977	38
1978	33
1979	30
1980	34
1981	28
1982	30
1983	44
1984	25
1985	24
1986	36
1987	33
1988	32
1989	24
1990	34
1991	33
1992	37
1993	34
1994	37
1995	34
1996	39
1997	29
1998	35
1999	29
2000	33
2001	31
2002	29
2003	29
2004	21
2005	24
2006	31
2007	28
2008	15
2009	29
2010	24
2011	23
2012	24
2013	30
2014	23
2015	27
2016	32
2017	32
2018	38
2019	40
2020	34
2021	42
2022	50
2023	43
2024	44
2025	43

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Basil isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 74
Rank in 2025: #2,020
How rare: 1 in 23,082 boys
Since 1880: 13,172

Most popular in 1911, at 305 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 60% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.