Given name & surname
Basile
“royal”·“of the royal family; a kingly man”
Basile is a variant of Basil. Interpretations include “royal” (Greek) and “of the royal family; a kingly man” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Basile is a variant of Basil. Interpretations include “royal” (Greek) and “of the royal family; a kingly man” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Basile is a variant of Basil. An origin associated with Basil is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Basile developed from Βασίλειος.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Basile through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 45
- 45 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #10,860 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,860 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 227 as a first name in 2020; 7,101 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Basile’s family of names
In French usage, Basile as a surname has an affectionate form in BAZIN. In French usage, Basile developed from the Ancient Greek form Βασίλειος. Basile has a related form in Basil.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Basile has relatives in 22 languages.
26 related names in 22 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 43
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Vasiliequivalent
- BasilioItalian, Spanish
- Vasilijeequivalent
- BazilRomanian
- Vassiliosequivalent
- Wassilequivalent
- VasilCzech, Slovak
- Wasilequivalent
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- Vasilisequivalent
- Vasilyequivalent
- VasileRomanian
- WasylPolish
- Basilideequivalent
- Василequivalent
- Васільequivalent
- Wassilyequivalent
- ВасилийRussian
- Βασίλειοςroot · Greek, Ancient Greek
- BazyliPolish
- Bazileequivalent
- Pasiequivalent
- Vasylequivalent
- Vassiliequivalent
- Basiliequivalent
- Vazulequivalent
- Bazilijequivalent
- ვასილequivalent
- ВасильUkrainian
- ВасилійUkrainian
- VasilijCzech
- БазильRussian
- BasílioPortuguese
- WasjaPolish
- Basi̍liulij-MC
- バジルJapanese
- VászolyHungarian
- ΒασίληςGreek
- Bâzilegallo
- BaziloEsperanto
- 바실리우스Korean
- 瓦西里Chinese
- بازيلArabic
- BasiliusGerman
People named Basile
- Basile BoliFrench footballer (born 1967)
- Basile Georges CasmoussaCatholic archbishopborn 1938
- Basile BouchonFrench inventor1700–1800
- Basile GrasFrench military person and politician (1836-1901)
- Basile Mvé EngoneCatholic archbishopborn 1941
- Kogh VasilArmenian chieftain in the 11th century1100–1112
- Vasily ZenkovskyUkrainian/Russian philosopher & theologian (1881–1962)
- Basile Aka KouaméIvorian footballerborn 1963
- Basil SklerosByzantine aristocrat and provincial governor950
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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