Recorded 1978–1990 Girls' name Peak 1988 28 births

Bahareh — girls' name

28 babies named Bahareh in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s181990s5
1980s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Bahareh was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

7 babies were named Bahareh in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bahareh

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Bahareh between 1978 and 1990, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bahareh currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bahareh performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bahareh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bahareh 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 28 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.

Bahareh at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

28

Since 1978

13 years of records

Peak year

1988

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1978

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1990

Bahareh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1978

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1988)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Bahareh by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
18 births that decade — 64% of Bahareh's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bahareh?
28 babies have been named Bahareh since 1978. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1988 with 7 births.
When was Bahareh most popular?
Bahareh was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Bahareh been used?
Bahareh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 13 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Bahareh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bahar, Bahja, Bahati, 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, 1978–1990 (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.