Vasile
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- va-SEE-leh
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
Vasile is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “royal; kingly”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
What does Vasile mean?
Greek: Romanian form of Basil, from Greek Basileios
“royal; kingly”
St Basil the Great, a 4th-century bishop of Caesarea, is one of the most honoured saints of the Orthodox Church.
Is Vasile a girl's or a boy's name?
Vasile is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Vasile in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Vasile, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Vasile in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Vasile in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
Names like Vasile
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Theodore Theo Jesse Vinnie Sebastian George Elijah Albie Freddie Tobias Jude Reggie
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Vasile: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/vasile, updated 20 October 2026.