Total births
80
Unisex name · since 1975
Bahati
80 babies named Bahati in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8570
- among girls today
- 80
- born since 1975
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 52%
- more common than other girls
80 babies have been named Bahati since 1975, making it today's #8570 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bahati has been recorded 80 times among girls since 1975, currently ranked #8570 nationally and more common than 52% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #8570 among girls today
- 80 born since 1975
- 2020s peak decade
- 52% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Bahati is currently the #8570 unisex name in America, more common than 52% of girls - 80 born since 1975, peaking in the 2020s.
- #8570
- among girls today
- 80
- born since 1975
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 52%
- more common than other girls
Bahati vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#8570
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 52% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Bahati was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
12 babies were named Bahati in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Bahati compares
80 21th percentile among 17,726 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
Bahati's all-time total is 79% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bahati | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 80 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Bahati's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bahati's full recorded timeline at 2020, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bahati at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#8,570
Active since
1975
Bahati popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Bahati popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 2024 (Bahati as boys' name)
Bahati by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Bahati's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Bahati births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 46 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bahati? ▼
Bahati has been given to 80 babies in the U.S. since 1975, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #8570 as of the latest data. 12 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Bahati most popular? ▼
Bahati was most popular in the 2020s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Is Bahati a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Bahati is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 80 births, and as a boy's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Bahati been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bahati since 1975 -- 51 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Bahati? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bahar, Bahja, Bahareh, Bahia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Bahati
Nearby Names Like Bahati
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bahati
Bahar Girl
#4149 605 births
Bahja Girl
164 births
Bahareh Girl
28 births
Bahia Girl
22 births
Bahiya Girl
15 births
Compare Bahati side by side: Bahati vs Bahar Bahati vs Bahja Bahati vs Bahareh
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1975–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bahati: #8570 Unisex Name - 80 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bahati. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Bahati 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 June 2026.