Vasilis
Vassilios or Vassileios, also transliterated Vasileios, Vasilios, Vassilis or Vasilis, is a Greek given name, the origin of Basil. In ancient/medieval/Byzantine context, it is also transliterated as Basileios. It is directly descended from the word "King", Greek: Βασιλιάς. It descends from the Greek language.
Meaning & Origin of Vasilis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vassilios or Vassileios, also transliterated Vasileios, Vasilios, Vassilis or Vasilis, is a Greek given name, the origin of Basil. In ancient/medieval/Byzantine context, it is also transliterated as Basileios. It is directly descended from the word "King", Greek: Βασιλιάς. It descends from the Greek language.
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The Story of Vasilis
Vasilis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1978, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 11 Vasiliss were born — ranking #5,920 that year. As of 2026, Vasilis ranks #12,141 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 186 Vasiliss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Vasilis
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Vassilis Alexakis , Greek-French writer
- Vassilis Andrianopoulos , Greek footballer
- Vasilis Avlonitis , Greek actor
- Vasilis Avramidis , Greek footballer
- Vasilis Barkas , Greek footballer
- Vasilis Bolanos , ethnic Greek mayor of Himara, Albania
- Vasilios Borbokis , Greek footballer
- Vasilios Dikeakos , Regional Service Lead
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Names that sound like Vasilis
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About the name Vasilis
Vasilis is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 186 births in the dataset. Vasilis's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #5,920. Use the chart and map above to compare Vasilis'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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