The baby name Basil appears in baby name data for the United States from 1911 to 2024. It was most popular in 1921 with 286 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Basil has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 30 |
| 1912 | 95 |
| 1913 | 89 |
| 1914 | 144 |
| 1915 | 236 |
| 1916 | 227 |
| 1917 | 202 |
| 1918 | 244 |
| 1919 | 231 |
| 1920 | 228 |
| 1921 | 286 |
| 1922 | 267 |
| 1923 | 266 |
| 1924 | 284 |
| 1925 | 286 |
| 1926 | 214 |
| 1927 | 250 |
| 1928 | 150 |
| 1929 | 221 |
| 1930 | 188 |
| 1931 | 134 |
| 1932 | 184 |
| 1933 | 164 |
| 1934 | 120 |
| 1935 | 166 |
| 1936 | 182 |
| 1937 | 106 |
| 1938 | 117 |
| 1939 | 86 |
| 1940 | 90 |
| 1941 | 93 |
| 1942 | 168 |
| 1943 | 75 |
| 1944 | 70 |
| 1945 | 41 |
| 1946 | 71 |
| 1947 | 139 |
| 1948 | 101 |
| 1949 | 83 |
| 1950 | 84 |
| 1951 | 58 |
| 1952 | 100 |
| 1953 | 95 |
| 1954 | 86 |
| 1955 | 78 |
| 1956 | 47 |
| 1957 | 51 |
| 1958 | 72 |
| 1959 | 69 |
| 1960 | 95 |
| 1961 | 64 |
| 1962 | 38 |
| 1963 | 38 |
| 1964 | 51 |
| 1965 | 24 |
| 1966 | 66 |
| 1967 | 21 |
| 1968 | 11 |
| 1969 | 10 |
| 1970 | 26 |
| 1971 | 21 |
| 1972 | 27 |
| 1973 | 14 |
| 1974 | 13 |
| 1975 | 16 |
| 1976 | 13 |
| 1977 | 9 |
| 1978 | 15 |
| 1979 | 26 |
| 1980 | 9 |
| 1982 | 12 |
| 1983 | 21 |
| 1984 | 14 |
| 1985 | 13 |
| 1986 | 38 |
| 1987 | 19 |
| 1988 | 18 |
| 1989 | 19 |
| 1990 | 21 |
| 1991 | 21 |
| 1992 | 52 |
| 1993 | 35 |
| 1994 | 32 |
| 1995 | 29 |
| 1996 | 37 |
| 1997 | 21 |
| 1998 | 19 |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 2000 | 17 |
| 2001 | 37 |
| 2002 | 25 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2005 | 12 |
| 2006 | 28 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2013 | 16 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 17 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2018 | 35 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 16 |