Basil Popularity by Year

Follow Basil across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.

Basil birth-count history

The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.

Complete year-by-year record

YearCategoryBirthsRankChange from previous recorded year
2025Boys74#2,020Down 8 places
2025Girls23#5,410Up 757 places
2024Boys76#2,012Up 20 places
2024Girls19#6,167Down 919 places
2023Boys74#2,032Down 206 places
2023Girls24#5,248Down 455 places
2022Boys88#1,826Up 174 places
2022Girls28#4,793Down 186 places
2021Boys74#2,000Up 323 places
2021Girls29#4,607Up 1,718 places
2020Boys58#2,323Down 281 places
2020Girls18#6,325Down 1,552 places
2019Boys71#2,042Up 23 places
2019Girls28#4,773Up 234 places
2018Boys69#2,065Up 175 places
2018Girls26#5,007Up 184 places
2017Boys59#2,240Down 12 places
2017Girls25#5,191Up 605 places
2016Boys60#2,228Up 201 places
2016Girls22#5,796Up 1,470 places
2015Boys52#2,429Up 276 places
2015Girls16#7,266Down 279 places
2014Boys44#2,705Down 427 places
2014Girls17#6,987Down 970 places
2013Boys56#2,278Up 354 places
2013Girls21#6,017Up 93 places
2012Boys46#2,632Up 67 places
2012Girls21#6,110Up 7,237 places
2011Boys44#2,699Down 120 places
2011Girls7#13,347Down 3,557 places
2010Boys47#2,579Down 292 places
2010Girls11#9,790Up 3,914 places
2009Boys57#2,287Up 1,199 places
2009Girls7#13,704Up 3,800 places
2008Boys31#3,486Down 1,229 places
2008Girls5#17,504Down 3,898 places
2007Boys58#2,257Down 195 places
2006Boys64#2,062Up 337 places
2006Girls7#13,606Down 8,801 places
2005Boys48#2,399Up 200 places
2004Boys41#2,599Down 593 places
2003Boys57#2,006Down 63 places
2002Boys57#1,943Down 102 places
2001Boys60#1,841Down 99 places
2000Boys64#1,742Up 36 places
1999Boys56#1,778Down 193 places
1998Boys66#1,585Up 188 places
1997Boys54#1,773Down 352 places
1996Boys73#1,421Up 56 places
1995Boys65#1,477Down 94 places
1994Boys71#1,383Up 37 places
1993Boys67#1,420Down 99 places
1992Boys73#1,321Up 61 places
1991Boys67#1,382Down 46 places
1990Boys69#1,336Up 279 places
1989Boys49#1,615Down 296 places
1988Boys61#1,319Down 71 places
1987Boys61#1,248Down 95 places
1986Boys67#1,153Up 332 places
1985Boys45#1,485Down 63 places
1984Boys45#1,422Down 422 places
1983Boys78#1,000Up 254 places
1982Boys55#1,254Up 40 places
1981Boys51#1,294Down 118 places
1980Boys60#1,176Up 94 places
1979Boys52#1,270Down 56 places
1978Boys54#1,214Down 115 places
1977Boys62#1,099Up 111 places
1976Boys51#1,210Down 111 places
1975Boys58#1,099Up 99 places
1974Boys48#1,198Down 124 places
1973Boys57#1,074Down 74 places
1972Boys65#1,000Down 2 places
1971Boys66#998Up 18 places
1970Boys64#1,016Down 27 places
1969Boys60#989Down 21 places
1968Boys57#968Down 120 places
1967Boys71#848Down 86 places
1966Boys92#762Up 53 places
1965Boys82#815Down 31 places
1964Boys92#784Down 21 places
1963Boys101#763Up 16 places
1962Boys95#779Down 59 places
1961Boys113#720Up 13 places
1960Boys110#733Up 2 places
1959Boys109#735Down 3 places
1958Boys103#732Up 40 places
1957Boys95#772Down 54 places
1956Boys104#718Up 2 places
1955Boys103#720Down 38 places
1954Boys112#682Down 66 places
1953Boys139#616Up 72 places
1952Boys103#688Down 20 places
1951Boys109#668Down 10 places
1950Boys113#658Down 9 places
1949Boys111#649Down 20 places
1948Boys116#629Down 94 places
1947Boys158#535Up 57 places
1946Boys117#592Up 11 places
1945Boys101#603Down 39 places
1944Boys117#564Down 20 places
1943Boys132#544Down 72 places
1942Boys169#472Up 41 places
1941Boys132#513Down 26 places
1940Boys140#487Up 8 places
1939Boys135#495Down 35 places
1938Boys157#460Up 3 places
1937Boys145#463Down 62 places
1936Boys189#401Up 16 places
1935Boys175#417Up 30 places
1934Boys159#447Down 34 places
1933Boys172#413Down 17 places
1932Boys200#396Up 58 places
1931Boys154#454Down 68 places
1930Boys219#386Down 13 places
1929Boys238#373Up 58 places
1928Boys191#431Down 60 places
1927Boys249#371Up 14 places
1927Girls5#4,805Down 988 places
1926Boys232#385Down 15 places
1925Boys259#370Down 16 places
1924Boys281#354Up 25 places
1923Boys245#379Up 3 places
1922Boys247#382Down 8 places
1921Boys266#374Up 9 places
1920Boys243#383Down 31 places
1919Boys262#352Up 35 places
1919Girls7#3,817
1918Boys239#387Down 8 places
1917Boys221#379Down 38 places
1916Boys244#341Down 2 places
1915Boys243#339Up 36 places
1914Boys161#375Up 12 places
1913Boys120#387Down 28 places
1912Boys114#359Down 31 places
1911Boys69#328Up 55 places
1910Boys46#383Up 20 places
1909Boys37#403Down 38 places
1908Boys39#365Down 14 places
1907Boys39#351Up 27 places
1906Boys32#378Up 6 places
1905Boys30#384Down 56 places
1904Boys37#328Up 83 places
1903Boys23#411Down 63 places
1902Boys32#348Down 1 places
1901Boys28#347Up 10 places
1900Boys37#357Down 21 places
1899Boys28#336Up 41 places
1898Boys27#377Down 56 places
1897Boys33#321Up 2 places
1896Boys34#323Up 91 places
1895Boys22#414Down 65 places
1894Boys27#349Up 34 places
1893Boys22#383Up 21 places
1892Boys22#404Up 120 places
1891Boys12#524Down 90 places
1890Boys17#434Up 30 places
1889Boys16#464Down 48 places
1888Boys20#416Up 72 places
1887Boys13#488Up 117 places
1886Boys10#605Down 107 places
1885Boys14#498Up 72 places
1884Boys11#570Up 107 places
1883Boys8#677Down 137 places
1882Boys12#540Up 55 places
1881Boys9#595Down 24 places
1880Boys11#571