Given name & surname
Vasile
“one who is kingly; born to royalty”
Vasile is a variant of Vasilis. One Greek interpretation is “one who is kingly; born to royalty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vasile is a variant of Vasilis. One Greek interpretation is “one who is kingly; born to royalty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Vasile is a variant of Vasilis. An origin associated with Vasilis is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Romanian usage, Vasile developed from Βασίλειος.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vasile through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 36
- 36 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,439 as a first name in 2020; 1,192 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.
Vasile’s family of names
In Romanian usage, Vasile shares a linguistic root with the English form Basil. Vasile has a related form in Vasilis. In Romanian usage, Vasile has a conventional equivalent in the German form Basil.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Vasile has relatives in 6 languages.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 32
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Basilcognate · English, German
- Vasiliequivalent
- Basilioequivalent
- Bazilequivalent
- Vasilijeequivalent
- BasileFrench
- Vasilyequivalent
- Wasylequivalent
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- Vassiliosequivalent
- Vasilequivalent
- Wassilequivalent
- Wasilequivalent
- Bazilijequivalent
- Baziloequivalent
- ვასილequivalent
- Basilideequivalent
- Василequivalent
- Basílioequivalent
- Василийequivalent
- Васільequivalent
- Wassilyequivalent
- Basiliusequivalent
- Pasiequivalent
- Lászlóequivalent
- Bazyliequivalent
- Васильequivalent
- Vasylequivalent
- Vassiliequivalent
- Basiliequivalent
- Vazulequivalent
- Βασίληςequivalent
- Βασίλειοςroot · Ancient Greek
People named Vasile
- Vasile AlecsandriRomanian poet, playwright, politician, and diplomat1821–1890
- Vasile TarlevMoldovian politician, former Prime Ministerborn 1963
- Vasile LupuMoldavian prince1595–1661
- Vasile DîbaRomanian canoe racer (1954–2024)
- Vasile MileaRomanian general and politician (1927-1989)
- Vasile AndreiRomanian Greco-Roman wrestlerborn 1955
- Vasile IordacheRomanian footballer (born 1950)
- Vasile DeheleanuRomanian footballer (1908–2003)
- Vasile ChiroiuRomanian footballer (1910-1976)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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