Boy
Basil
Basil is a boy's name, a distinctive, less common pick, that has cooled since its 1920s peak, but is still chosen today.
GreekGreek "basileus"
EtymologyMeaning "king, royal"
Births by decade
1900s
334
1910s
1,727
1920s
2,455
1930s
1,705
1940s
1,293
1950s
1,090
1960s
873
1970s
574
1980s
572
1990s
660
2000s
555
2010s
544
Peaked in the 1920s · 12,382 total U.S. births since 1900