Recorded 1888–1908 Girls' name Peak 1888 11 births

Bah — girls' name

11 babies named Bah in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1888. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s61900s5
1880s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Bah was born in this single decade.

1888
Single peak year

6 babies were named Bah in 1888 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bah

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Bah between 1888 and 1908, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1908. The name reached its historical peak in 1888, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bah performed strongest in the 1880s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bah 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 11 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.

Bah at a glance

Last recorded 1908

Total births

11

Since 1888

21 years of records

Peak year

1888

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1880s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1908

Active since

1888

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1908

Bah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1888

Last recorded 1908
Peak year (1888)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 19081888 6

Bah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1880s
Peak decade
1880s
6 births that decade — 55% of Bah's all-time total
1880s61900s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bah?
11 babies have been named Bah since 1888. It was last recorded in 1908. The peak year was 1888 with 6 births.
When was Bah most popular?
Bah was most popular in the 1880s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1888.
How long has the name Bah been used?
Bah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 21 years of data through 1908.
What names are similar to Bah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bahar, Bahja, Bahati, Bahareh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1888–1908 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.