Basilisa
Basilisa, officially the Municipality of Basilisa, is a municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,911 people.
Meaning & Origin of Basilisa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Basilisa, officially the Municipality of Basilisa, is a municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,911 people.
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The Story of Basilisa
Basilisa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1922, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1929, when 8 Basilisas were born — ranking #3,395 that year. As of 2026, Basilisa ranks #9,750 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 32 Basilisas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Basilisa
Basilisa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 32 births in the dataset. Basilisa's peak popularity came in 1929 when it ranked #3,395. Use the chart and map above to compare Basilisa'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 .
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