Baby Name Popularity by Year

Boys - Basil

If you are looking for a baby name and want to know how popular the name is you've come to the right place. This report will tell you how popular a name is in the United States from 1880 to 2015. This information comes from the top 1000 boy and girl names collected by the United States Social Security Administration.

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Please type in a name and select a gender to see how many babies were born each year in the United States with that name. The information will also be displayed in a graph for easy viewing.

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Year	Basil
1972	65
1971	66
1969	59
1968	57
1967	71
1966	92
1965	83
1964	90
1963	101
1962	95
1961	112
1960	111
1959	108
1958	103
1957	95
1956	104
1955	103
1954	112
1953	139
1952	103
1951	107
1950	113
1949	113
1948	116
1947	157
1946	117
1945	99
1944	118
1943	133
1942	168
1941	133
1940	140
1939	133
1938	157
1937	145
1936	188
1935	175
1934	160
1933	174
1932	198
1931	154
1930	216
1929	238
1928	193
1927	246
1926	233
1925	258
1924	280
1923	246
1922	248
1921	266
1920	242
1919	262
1918	240
1917	222
1916	242
1915	243
1914	161
1913	120
1912	114
1911	69
1910	46
1909	37
1908	39
1907	39
1906	32
1905	30
1904	37
1903	23
1902	32
1901	28
1900	37
1899	28
1898	27
1897	33
1896	34
1895	22
1894	27
1893	22
1892	22
1891	12
1890	17
1889	16
1888	20
1887	13
1886	10
1885	14
1884	11
1883	8
1882	12
1881	9
1880	11