boy's name

Vassili

  • Origin Italian
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 700

Vassili is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 30 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Vassili is a name of Italian origin.
  • Peaked in France in 2004, when 30 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 19,650 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1931.

Vassili over time

Births per decade in France, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

180
'30 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Vassili by decade in France
Decade Births
1930s 5
1960s 5
1970s 70
1980s 80
1990s 90
2000s 180
2010s 175
2020s (to 2025) 95

How popular is Vassili?

In 2025, Vassili was given to 30 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Vassili

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Vassili also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Vassili over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Vassili in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Ancient Greek
Vassilios
Arabic
Basil
Belarusian
Vasil
Bulgarian
Vasil
Georgian
Vasil
Macedonian
Vasil
Romanian
Vasile
Russian
Vasily
Serbian
Vasilije
Spanish
Basilio
Other forms
Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
Basile Wassil Bazil Vasili Wasil Wasyl

Sibling names for Vassili

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Vassili — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Vassili

Is Vassili a girl's or a boy's name?

Vassili is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Vassili most popular?

Vassili peaked in 2004, when 30 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Vassili a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Vassili currently ranks #1,141 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.