Vasily
Vasili, Vasily, Vasilii or Vasiliy is a Russian masculine given name of Greek origin and corresponds to Basil.
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Vasily
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 Vasily
Vasily first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1978, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2018: 14 births, good for #6,035 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 54% of all recorded Vasilys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 113 Vasilys 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 Vasily
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Vasily. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Vasily
Phonetically similar names — useful when Vasily is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Vassily
- Vaseline
- Vassal
- Vastly
- Vassals
- Vassel
- Vasili
- Vassell
- Vessel
- Vessels
- Vacillate
- Vessal
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Vasily
Vasily is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 113 births in the dataset. Vasily's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #6,035. Use the chart and map above to compare Vasily'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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