babyNamedBasile
“king”
Boy’s name, of Greek origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 60th
- births in 2023–2025
- 3,055
- babies born in France
- 1 in 593
- +9.3% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Basile
Basile means “king” and is of Greek origin.
Popularity of Basile in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Basile has been rising (+9.3% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Basile every 2.9 schools, all spellings combined.
Basile in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 856,923
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Basil60
- Bazil15
- Bazile5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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