Vasile
Vasile is a male Romanian given name or a surname. It is equivalent to the English name Basil which is of Greek origin and means "King". It is also used by the Megleno-Romanians.
Meaning & Origin of Vasile
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vasile is a male Romanian given name or a surname. It is equivalent to the English name Basil which is of Greek origin and means "King". It is also used by the Megleno-Romanians.
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The Story of Vasile
Vasile first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 10 Vasiles were born — ranking #7,764 that year. As of 2026, Vasile ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 36 Vasiles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Vasile
Vasile is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 36 births in the dataset. Vasile's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #7,764. Use the chart and map above to compare Vasile'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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