Given name
Vasiliki
“royalty”·“royal”·“of the royal family; a kingly man”
Vasiliki is a feminine form 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
In Greek use, Vasiliki carries the interpretation “royalty.” Vasiliki is a feminine form of Basil. Interpretations include “royal” (Greek) and “of the royal family; a kingly man” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Vasiliki is used as a feminine counterpart of Basil.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vasiliki through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,227
- 0 boys · 1,227 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,425 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,425 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 35 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,086 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vasiliki’s family of names
Vasiliki is a feminine form of Basil. Vasiliki has a related form in Vasilisa. Vasiliki has a related form in Vasilikee.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Vasilisavariant
- Vassilikilikely variant
- Vasillikilikely variant
- Vassillissavariant
- Vasilissavariant
- Vasilisiavariant
- Vasilikeevariant
- Vasilikeyvariant
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Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Vasiliki
- Vassiliki Thanou-ChristophilouGreek judge, former caretaker Prime Minister of Greeceborn 1950
- Vasiliki AlexandriAustrian synchronized swimmerborn 1997
- Vasiliki MillousiGreek artistic gymnastborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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