First Name BASIL

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BASIL is ranked as the 1575th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 16,563.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 5.19 people named BASIL for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 87% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named BASIL is 6,032.
  • The SSA data also shows that BASIL is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names BASIL
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 16,563 +/-2.8%
  • National Rank 1,575
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 5.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 6,032
  • National Rank 2,809
  • Percentile Rank 96.96%
  • Proportion/100k 1.89

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BASIL is 76.1% White, 4.0% Hispanic origin, 14.5% Black, 2.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.2% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name BASIL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BASIL is included in the following name categories:
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • English surname

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name BASIL

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 76.1% 63.9% 12.2%
Hispanic origin 4.0% 16.3% -12.3%
Black 14.5% 12.3% 2.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.5% 4.9% -2.4%
Two or more races 2.2% 1.8% 0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BASIL is New York where 1,370 people have this name.
  • West Virginia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BASIL, as 30.96 in every 100,000 West Virginians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • West Virginia is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Rhode Island (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names BASIL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 600 4.66 97.0% Indiana 506 7.66 96.4% Iowa 82 2.64 92.8% Kansas 183 6.3 92.0% Michigan 670 6.76 98.4% Minnesota 101 1.85 94.0% Missouri 179 5.99 93.3% Nebraska 39 2.1 80.4% North Dakota 8 1.09 4.9% Ohio 785 6.77 97.4% South Dakota 27 3.11 66.4% Wisconsin 158 2.74 95.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BASIL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 600 4.66 97.0%
Indiana 506 7.66 96.4%
Iowa 82 2.64 92.8%
Kansas 183 6.3 92.0%
Michigan 670 6.76 98.4%
Minnesota 101 1.85 94.0%
Missouri 179 5.99 93.3%
Nebraska 39 2.1 80.4%
North Dakota 8 1.09 4.9%
Ohio 785 6.77 97.4%
South Dakota 27 3.11 66.4%
Wisconsin 158 2.74 95.2%
West State Statistics First-Names BASIL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 70.2% Arizona 322 4.78 94.2% California 1,229 3.17 98.2% Colorado 277 5.17 94.3% Hawaii 78 5.51 90.1% Idaho 55 3.34 82.2% Montana 63 6.13 81.8% Nevada 147 5.17 91.2% New Mexico 98 4.72 86.1% Oregon 161 4.05 92.0% Utah 91 3.1 87.0% Washington 196 2.77 95.4% Wyoming 28 4.79 67.1%

West States
State stats for the first name BASIL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 70.2%
Arizona 322 4.78 94.2%
California 1,229 3.17 98.2%
Colorado 277 5.17 94.3%
Hawaii 78 5.51 90.1%
Idaho 55 3.34 82.2%
Montana 63 6.13 81.8%
Nevada 147 5.17 91.2%
New Mexico 98 4.72 86.1%
Oregon 161 4.05 92.0%
Utah 91 3.1 87.0%
Washington 196 2.77 95.4%
Wyoming 28 4.79 67.1%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names BASIL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 147 4.08 92.9% Maine 41 3.06 76.8% Massachusetts 243 3.61 93.8% New Hampshire 65 4.93 84.8% New Jersey 584 6.53 96.8% New York 1,370 6.94 98.6% Pennsylvania 807 6.31 97.7% Rhode Island 9 0.86 5.7% Vermont 55 8.76 87.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BASIL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 147 4.08 92.9%
Maine 41 3.06 76.8%
Massachusetts 243 3.61 93.8%
New Hampshire 65 4.93 84.8%
New Jersey 584 6.53 96.8%
New York 1,370 6.94 98.6%
Pennsylvania 807 6.31 97.7%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 5.7%
Vermont 55 8.76 87.7%
South State Statistics First-Names BASIL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 333 6.87 95.8% Arkansas 301 10.15 94.7% Delaware 39 4.18 90.4% Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 87.8% Florida 1,324 6.66 98.8% Georgia 659 6.52 97.6% Kentucky 318 7.2 94.6% Louisiana 174 3.75 93.2% Maryland 543 9.09 97.5% Mississippi 179 5.99 93.3% North Carolina 421 4.23 97.5% Oklahoma 242 6.25 93.7% South Carolina 315 6.51 95.4% Tennessee 526 8.04 96.9% Texas 745 2.76 97.9% Virginia 851 10.22 97.8% West Virginia 573 30.96 94.6%

South States
State stats for the first name BASIL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 333 6.87 95.8%
Arkansas 301 10.15 94.7%
Delaware 39 4.18 90.4%
Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 87.8%
Florida 1,324 6.66 98.8%
Georgia 659 6.52 97.6%
Kentucky 318 7.2 94.6%
Louisiana 174 3.75 93.2%
Maryland 543 9.09 97.5%
Mississippi 179 5.99 93.3%
North Carolina 421 4.23 97.5%
Oklahoma 242 6.25 93.7%
South Carolina 315 6.51 95.4%
Tennessee 526 8.04 96.9%
Texas 745 2.76 97.9%
Virginia 851 10.22 97.8%
West Virginia 573 30.96 94.6%
 

Full Names with BASIL as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BASIL as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named BASIL.

The most popular full name is BASIL Smith. 0.93% of all the people named BASIL have this family name.

There are 2397 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BASIL

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 BASIL Smith 0.93%
2 BASIL Johnson 0.81%
3 BASIL Williams 0.73%
4 BASIL Davis 0.64%
5 BASIL Jones 0.64%
6 BASIL Harris 0.45%
7 BASIL Scott 0.45%
8 BASIL Brown 0.42%
9 BASIL Miller 0.39%
10 BASIL Walker 0.36%
11 BASIL Gray 0.34%
12 BASIL Hall 0.34%
13 BASIL Lewis 0.28%
14 BASIL Hicks 0.25%
15 BASIL Sweet 0.25%
16 BASIL Baker 0.22%
17 BASIL Bennett 0.22%
18 BASIL Collins 0.22%
19 BASIL King 0.22%
20 BASIL Lynch 0.22%