Basil dog name
We found 326 dogs named Basil in the public pet registers of 23 places. Combining all places, Basil is the #355 dog name. 36% of dogs named Basil are female.
🐱 Basil is also a cat name (#210 for cats, 36 cats).
Basil as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #786 of 51,228 | 78 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #379 of 34,500 | 145 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #593 of 10,500 | 13 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #333 of 8,191 | 12 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #202 of 4,586 | 13 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #170 of 4,375 | 11 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #1,553 of 4,602 | 1 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #607 of 5,788 | 2 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #194 of 3,045 | 8 | 2017 |
| Worcester United States | #906 of 2,906 | 1 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #463 of 2,440 | 2 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #463 of 3,446 | 2 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #784 of 2,588 | 1 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #116 of 1,974 | 9 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #216 of 2,062 | 4 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #75 of 1,888 | 10 | 2015 |
| Richmond United States | #585 of 2,347 | 1 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #478 of 1,917 | 1 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #115 of 1,161 | 4 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #352 of 1,280 | 1 | 2019 |
| Adelaide Australia | #110 of 958 | 2 | 2014 |
| Prospect Australia | #54 of 518 | 3 | 2016 |
| Burlington United States | #55 of 641 | 2 | 2022 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Basil. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
101 female and 182 male dogs named Basil, in the places that record sex.
Basil over the years
Dogs named Basil per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Basil
Compared to all dogs, Basil is especially common among Welsh Corgis (3.6×), Jack Russell Terriers (2.5×), Border Collies (2.0×) and Pomeranians (1.9×).
Based on 278 dogs named Basil with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Basil as a baby name
Elsewhere it ranks #183 for boys in Belgium (Flanders) and #625 for boys in Switzerland. See Basil as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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