Basile
Basile is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Basile
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Basile is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Basile
Basile first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2018: 7 births, good for #9,668 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 46% of all recorded Basiles. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 39 Basiles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Basile
Phonetically similar names — useful when Basile is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Bhosle
- Bustle
- Basel
- Basal
- Bissell
- Bessel
- Basle
- Bussell
- Bissel
- Bisel
- Beisel
- Bastle
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Basile
Basile is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 39 births in the dataset. Basile's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #9,668. Use the chart and map above to compare Basile's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.