Boys' name · since 1983

Bach

Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 74 babies named Bach, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#19,418 of 45,481
all-time among boys
74
born since 1983
2010s
peak decade

Bach sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 74 recorded since 1983.

Bach has 74 recorded births among boys since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2020.

  • #19,418 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 74 born since 1983
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bach ranks #19,418 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.

#19,418 of 45,481
all-time among boys
74
born since 1983
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bach's 74 recorded births place it above 57.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Bach's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Bach splits its recorded history at 2009: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Bach popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2013)
8
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
456789 198319851988199019931997200920132016201820192020 5

Bach by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (27 births, 36% of the file).

2010s was Bach's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Bach births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 27 births (36% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bach? ▼
Bach has been given to 74 babies in the U.S. since 1983, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #19,418 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 8 babies were born in 2013, its single highest year.
Where does Bach sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bach ranks #19,418 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Bach most popular? ▼
Bach was most popular in the 2010s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Bach been used? ▼
Bach has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 38 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Bach? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bacilio, Bacari, Bachir, Bacil, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Bach's data

  • Bach's decade-level peak was the 2010s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Bach

Nearby Names Like Bach

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bach

Bacilio Boy
183 births
Bacari Boy
#12601 54 births
Bachir Boy
22 births
Bacil Boy
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Bacarri Boy
5 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bach: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bach draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.