Boys' name · since 2008

Baha

11 babies named Baha in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#33,215 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 2008
2000s
peak decade

Baha is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 2008.

Social Security Administration records show Baha recorded 11 times among boys since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2014.

  • #33,215 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 11 born since 2008
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baha ranks #33,215 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2008, peaking in the 2000s.

#33,215 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 2008
2000s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Baha's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% 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.

Baha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Baha's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Baha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2014

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2008)
6
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 20082014 5

Baha by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).

2000s was Baha's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Baha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Baha? ▼
Baha has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #33,215 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2014. 6 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Baha sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Baha ranks #33,215 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 Baha most popular? ▼
Baha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Baha been used? ▼
Baha has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 7 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Baha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bahe, Bahram, Bahr, Bahaa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Baha's data

  • Baha's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Baha

Nearby Names Like Baha

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

Bahe Boy
32 births
Bahram Boy
#8820 25 births
Bahr Boy
#13525 22 births
Bahaa Boy
15 births
Bahir Boy
#13512 11 births

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Fairbanks
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Adele
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Erna
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Baha: 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, 2008–2014 (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 Baha 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.