Basil has been given to about 13,538 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1924, which makes it a interwar name.
Its best year was 1924, when 281 babies were given the name, ranking 354th. The typical living American called Basil is about 57 years old today. It is relatively most common in Tennessee, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.