Given name
Vasilisa
“royalty”
Vasilisa is a variant of Vasiliki. In Greek use, Vasiliki carries the interpretation “royalty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vasilisa is a variant of Vasiliki. In Greek use, Vasiliki carries the interpretation “royalty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Vasilisa connects to the Basil name family through Vasiliki. An origin associated with Basil is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vasilisa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 275
- 0 boys · 275 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,812 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,812 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 37.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 2016. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 325 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.
Vasilisa’s family of names
Vasilisa has a related form in Vasiliki. In English usage, Vasilisa has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Bazylisa. In English usage, Vasilisa has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Василиса.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Vasiliaequivalent
- Basilisaequivalent
- Василинаequivalent
- Vasylynaequivalent
- Vassilissaequivalent
- Vasilinaequivalent
- Vasylisaequivalent
- Basilissaequivalent
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People named Vasilisa
- Vasilisa StepanenkoUkrainian journalist, producer, presenterborn 1999
- Vasilisa BardinaRussian tennis playerborn 1987
- Vasilisa StepanovaRussian rowerborn 1993
- Vasilisa MarzaliukBelarusian wrestlerborn 1987
- Vasilisa MelentyevaRussian tsaritsa
- Vasilisa KozhinaRussian guerilla leader during the French invasion of 18121780–1840
- Vasilisa KuzminaRussian filmmaker and actressborn 1991
- Vasilisa PashchenkoHero of the Russian Federation1923–1945
- Vasilisa VolodinaSoviet psychologistborn 1974
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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