Given name & surname
Basilio
“royal”·“of the royal family; a kingly man”
Basilio 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
Basilio 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
Basilio is a variant of Basil. An origin associated with Basil is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Cebuano usage, Basilio developed from Basilius.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1904. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Basilio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,809
- 1,809 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,741 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,741 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 28 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,824 as a first name in 2020; 3,242 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.
Basilio’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Basilio developed from the Latin form Basilius. Basilio has a related form in Basil. In Galician usage, Basilio has a conventional equivalent in the English form Basil.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Basilio has relatives in 11 languages.
9 related names in 11 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.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 30
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Vasiliequivalent
- Bazilequivalent
- Vasilijeequivalent
- BasileFrench
- Vasileequivalent
- Vasilyequivalent
- Wasylequivalent
- Vassiliosequivalent
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- Wassilequivalent
- VasilCzech
- Wasilequivalent
- Vasilisequivalent
- Васильequivalent
- Vasylequivalent
- Vassiliequivalent
- Basiliequivalent
- Βασίληςequivalent
- Vazulequivalent
- Bazilijequivalent
- Baziloequivalent
- ვასილequivalent
- Basilideequivalent
- Василequivalent
- Васільequivalent
- Wassilyequivalent
- ВасилийRussian
- Βασίλειοςroot · Greek, Ancient Greek
- BazyliPolish
- Pasiequivalent
- Basiliusroot · Latin
People named Basilio
- Vasili III of RussiaGrand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1505 to 15331479–1533
- Basilio NdongEquatorial Guinean association football playerborn 1999
- Basilio Martín PatinoSpanish film director (1930-2017)
- Basilio PompiliCatholic cardinal (1858–1931)
- Basile Petros IV AvkadianSyrian bishop1743–1788
- Basilio Lami DozoArgentine military person (1929-2017)
- Basilio AugustínSpanish Governor-General of the Philippines1840–1910
- Alberto RosselPeruvian boxerborn 1975
- Basil of Naplesbyzantine soldier700–666
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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