US rank #4136 Girls' name Peak 2024 575 births

Bahar — #4136 US girls' name

575 babies named Bahar in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s631990s892000s1062010s1782020s125
#4136
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Bahar was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

35 babies were named Bahar in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bahar

The Social Security Administration has registered 575 babies named Bahar between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bahar currently holds the #4136 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bahar performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 178 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Bahar shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 103 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Bahar in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bahar 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 575 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.

Bahar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

575

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2024

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,136

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bahar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
35
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
010203040 20242018201120051999199219861977 5

Bahar by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
178 births that decade — 31% of Bahar's all-time total
1970s141980s631990s892000s1062010s1782020s125

Bahar by state

Where Bahar concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Bahar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
103 17.9%
#2 Texas
5 0.9%
#3 Virginia
5 0.9%
California share of Bahar's total US births 17.9%
Even split

103 of 575 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bahar?
575 babies have been named Bahar since 1977. It currently ranks #4136 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 35 births.
When was Bahar most popular?
Bahar was most popular in the 2010s decade with 178 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Bahar most popular?
The top states for the name Bahar are California (103 births), Texas (5 births), Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Bahar been used?
Bahar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bahar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bahja, Bahati, Bahareh, Bahia, 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, 1977–2024 (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.