Bear

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Bear first appears in the U.S. data in 1975 and has been recorded in 28 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 331 babies (rank #763 that year). In 2024 it was given to 300 boys (rank #826). The name has been rising over the last five years.
3,066
Total babies (all years)
28
Years in the data
331
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19756#4,849
19815#6,371
19945#8,914
19976#8,229
20006#9,204
20018#7,599
20026#9,519
20037#8,754
200510#7,173
20068#8,815
200724#4,135
200848#2,590
200955#2,350
201054#2,356
201185#1,731
201279#1,849
201385#1,724
2014131#1,329
2015134#1,320
2016187#1,056
2017198#1,020
2018207#998
2019244#897
2020250#900
2021288#826
2022331#763
2023299#820
2024300#826