Meaning of the nameBasílio

Basílio is a male name of Greek origin, arriving through the Latin Basilius, meaning 'royal, fit for a king'.

Meaning

“royal, fit for a king”

People (2022): 3,381
Rank in Brazil: #3,577
Median age: 63 years
2010 Census: 5,229; people

Basílio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Basílio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (793 people).

0 women 3,369 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Basílio is most common

States with the highest share of people named Basílio in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Piauí 0.005%
Paraná 0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
Mato Grosso 0.003%
Bahia 0.003%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	625	0.001%
Paraná	434	0.004%
Bahia	376	0.003%
Minas Gerais	222	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	185	0.002%
Piauí	177	0.005%
Santa Catarina	168	0.002%
Pará	160	0.002%
Maranhão	148	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	117	0.001%
Mato Grosso	114	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	103	0.004%
Goiás	87	0.001%
Amazonas	86	0.002%
Ceará	66	0.001%
Tocantins	56	0.004%
Paraíba	46	0.001%
Distrito Federal	41	0.002%
Espírito Santo	33	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	28	0.001%
Rondônia	27	0.002%
Pernambuco	26	0.000%
Roraima	20	0.003%
Sergipe	18	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Basílio

Wiktionary describes Basílio as a learned borrowing from the Latin Basilius, which comes from the Greek name Βασίλειος. The Greek entry links it to basileús, 'king', and glosses the corresponding adjective as 'of the king, kingly, royal'. It is the Portuguese equivalent of the name that English spells Basil. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,381 people named Basílio, with a median age of 63.

Sources

Wiktionary: Basílio · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Βασίλειος · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Basilio · behindthename.com · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Basílio · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Basílio

What does the name Basílio mean?

Basílio means “royal, fit for a king”, according to Wiktionary.

How many people are named Basílio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,381 people with the first name Basílio, which ranks it number 3,577 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Basílio a boy's or a girl's name?

Basílio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,369 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Basílio?

Basílio is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Basílio most common?

Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.005% of the state's population is named Basílio (177 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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