Girls' name · since 1977
Bahar
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 605 babies named Bahar, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,500 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,587 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 605
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bahar is the #4587 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 605 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bahar has been recorded 605 times among girls since 1977, currently ranked #4587 nationally and more common than 73% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #10,500 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,587 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 605 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bahar ranks #10,500 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,587 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 605 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,500 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,587 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 605
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bahar's 605 recorded births place it above 85.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Bahar compares
605 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bahar's all-time total is 61% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bahar | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 605 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bahar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bahar's full recorded timeline at 2003, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bahar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Bahar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (178 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Bahar's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Bahar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 63
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s
2010s
178 births
- 2020s
2020s
155 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 178 births (29% of all-time use).
How Bahar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bahar's total volume
Bahar by state
Where Bahar concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 109 | 18.0% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 10 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
109 of 605 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Bahar's data
- Bahar's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (178 total births) through the 2020s (155) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Bahars (109 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bahar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
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, 1977–2025 (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 Bahar 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.