Bach — boys' name

What the Data Says About Bach

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Bach between 1983 and 2020, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bach currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bach performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bach shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bach in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 74 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.