Royal or kingly
Vasily is the Russian form of the Greek name Basileios. It shares the same etymological root as the word 'basilica' and the title 'basileus', used to denote a monarch or ruler. It has been a common name among Russian saints and tsars for centuries.
Less common today
Vasily isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,163 in 2018.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Influential Russian painter and art theorist
Famous Soviet sniper during World War II
World champion professional boxer
Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster and World Champion
Leading Russian Realist painter
Character in the film 'Enemy at the Gates' · Enemy at the Gates
