Vasili
Vasili, Vasily, Vasilii or Vasiliy is a Russian masculine given name of Greek origin and corresponds to Basil.
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Vasili
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vasili, Vasily, Vasilii or Vasiliy is a Russian masculine given name of Greek origin and corresponds to Basil.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
The Story of Vasili
The earliest SSA record of Vasili as a baby boy name dates back to 1976, when 5 babies received it. 2013 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Vasili — #5,923 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Vasilis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 193 Vasilis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Vasili
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About the name Vasili
Vasili is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 193 births in the dataset. Vasili's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #5,923. Use the chart and map above to compare Vasili'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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