Basil

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Greek	Boy	Like a king.

Fun Facts about the name Basil

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Lisab

Scrabble Score

7 points

Dictionary Definition

n. defined as: "The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground."

Similar & Rhyming Names

BssilBosleyBexleyAksilBozolo

Popularity of Basil

Popularity Analysis

The name Basil first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1897 when it reached rank #322. As of 1971, it ranked #998.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
1971	998	Male	0.0036%
1969	998	Male	0.0032%
1968	971	Male	0.0032%
1967	843	Male	0.0040%
1966	761	Male	0.0051%
1965	811	Male	0.0044%
1964	794	Male	0.0044%
1963	763	Male	0.0049%
1962	780	Male	0.0045%
1961	725	Male	0.0052%
1960	730	Male	0.0051%
1959	736	Male	0.0050%
1958	730	Male	0.0048%
1957	772	Male	0.0043%
1956	717	Male	0.0049%
1955	722	Male	0.0049%
1954	679	Male	0.0054%
1953	616	Male	0.0070%
1952	688	Male	0.0052%
1951	669	Male	0.0057%
1950	656	Male	0.0062%
1949	646	Male	0.0062%
1948	630	Male	0.0065%
1947	536	Male	0.0085%
1946	594	Male	0.0071%
1945	607	Male	0.0072%
1944	557	Male	0.0085%
1943	543	Male	0.0091%
1942	474	Male	0.0120%
1941	514	Male	0.0105%
1940	489	Male	0.0118%
1939	496	Male	0.0118%
1938	464	Male	0.0137%
1937	463	Male	0.0133%
1936	400	Male	0.0178%
1935	419	Male	0.0164%
1934	446	Male	0.0151%
1933	410	Male	0.0170%
1932	399	Male	0.0185%
1931	453	Male	0.0144%
1930	388	Male	0.0192%
1929	372	Male	0.0215%
1928	428	Male	0.0169%
1927	372	Male	0.0213%
1926	385	Male	0.0203%
1925	370	Male	0.0225%
1924	355	Male	0.0240%
1923	379	Male	0.0216%
1922	383	Male	0.0219%
1921	374	Male	0.0234%
1920	383	Male	0.0220%
1919	353	Male	0.0258%
1918	385	Male	0.0229%
1917	379	Male	0.0230%
1916	341	Male	0.0264%
1915	338	Male	0.0276%
1914	375	Male	0.0236%
1913	387	Male	0.0224%
1912	360	Male	0.0253%
1911	328	Male	0.0286%
1910	383	Male	0.0221%
1909	403	Male	0.0209%
1908	366	Male	0.0234%
1907	352	Male	0.0246%
1906	378	Male	0.0222%
1905	384	Male	0.0209%
1904	328	Male	0.0267%
1903	413	Male	0.0178%
1902	348	Male	0.0241%
1901	347	Male	0.0242%
1900	359	Male	0.0228%
1899	338	Male	0.0243%
1898	379	Male	0.0204%
1897	322	Male	0.0271%
1896	324	Male	0.0263%
1895	416	Male	0.0174%
1894	349	Male	0.0216%
1893	383	Male	0.0182%
1892	406	Male	0.0167%
1891	525	Male	0.0110%
1890	436	Male	0.0142%
1889	466	Male	0.0134%
1888	418	Male	0.0154%
1887	490	Male	0.0119%
1886	613	Male	0.0084%
1885	500	Male	0.0121%
1884	574	Male	0.0090%
1883	686	Male	0.0071%
1882	541	Male	0.0098%
1881	600	Male	0.0083%
1880	572	Male	0.0093%

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