Vasil
Vasil is a Bulgarian, Macedonian and Georgian masculine given name. It may refer to:Vasil Adzhalarski, Bulgarian revolutionary, an IMARO leader of revolutionary bands Vasil Amashukeli (1886–1977), early Georgian film director & cinematographer in Azerbaijan and Georgia Vasil Angelov (1882–1953), Bulgarian military officer and a revolutionary, a worker of IMARO Vasil Aprilov (1789–1847), Bulgarian…
- Bulgarian
- Belarusian
- Macedonian
- Georgian
Meaning & Origin of Vasil
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vasil is a Bulgarian, Macedonian and Georgian masculine given name. It may refer to:Vasil Adzhalarski, Bulgarian revolutionary, an IMARO leader of revolutionary bands Vasil Amashukeli (1886–1977), early Georgian film director & cinematographer in Azerbaijan and Georgia Vasil Angelov (1882–1953), Bulgarian military officer and a revolutionary, a worker of IMARO Vasil Aprilov (1789–1847), Bulgarian…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bulgarian
- Belarusian
- Macedonian
- Georgian
- Albanian
The Story of Vasil
Vasil first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 12 Vasils were born — ranking #2,435 that year. As of 2026, Vasil ranks #12,285 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 79 Vasils have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Vasil
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Vasil. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Vasko
- Vaso
Names that sound like Vasil
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About the name Vasil
Vasil is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 79 births in the dataset. Vasil's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #2,435. Use the chart and map above to compare Vasil'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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