Recorded 2005–2011 Boys' name Peak 2005 15 births

Bahaa — boys' name

15 babies named Bahaa in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s102010s5
2000s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Bahaa was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

5 babies were named Bahaa in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bahaa

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Bahaa between 2005 and 2011, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bahaa currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bahaa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bahaa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bahaa 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 15 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.

Bahaa at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

15

Since 2005

7 years of records

Peak year

2005

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

2005

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2011

Bahaa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2005

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2005)
5
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
5 201120062005 5

Bahaa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10 births that decade — 67% of Bahaa's all-time total
2000s102010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bahaa?
15 babies have been named Bahaa since 2005. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2005 with 5 births.
When was Bahaa most popular?
Bahaa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Bahaa been used?
Bahaa has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 7 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Bahaa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bahe, Bahr, Bahram, Baha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2005–2011 (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.