The first name Vasil
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Васі́ль (Vasílʹ).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Vasil last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 6 boys. It peaked in 2023, with 9 births (#2,325).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Vasil with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Vasil at birth, 1880–2025
In 2011, 5 boys born in the United States were named Vasil, the 14,220th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1925, when 12 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Vasil
38 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Vasil LevskiBulgarian revolutionary (1837–1873)
- Vasil BykaŭBelarusian writer (1924–2003)
- Vasil KolarovBulgarian politician (1877—1950)
- Vasil MzhavanadzeFirst Secretary of the Communist Party of the Georgian SSR (1902-1988)
- Vasil BiľakCzechoslovak member of Slovak National Council, member of Czechoslovak parliament, member , 1917–2014
- Vasil YakushaBelarusian rower (1958-2020)
- Vasil MetodievBulgarian footballer (1935-2019)
- Vasil KutinchevBulgarian general (1859-1941)
- Vasil BozhikovBulgarian association football player, born 1988
- Vasil SpasovBulgarian chess grandmaster, born 1971
- Vasil AprilovBulgarian educator (1789—1847)
- Vasil KanchovBulgarian historian (1862-1902)
Questions
- How popular is the name Vasil?
- In 2024, 6 boys born in England and Wales were named Vasil, ranking 3,254th. Its peak was 2023, with 9 births.
- When was Vasil most popular?
- 1925 in the United States, when 12 babies were named Vasil, its highest rank at 2,580th.