Recorded 1974–2020 Girls' name Peak 1974 22 births

Bahia — girls' name

22 babies named Bahia in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s72000s52010s52020s5
1970s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Bahia was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

7 babies were named Bahia in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bahia

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Bahia between 1974 and 2020, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bahia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bahia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bahia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bahia 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 22 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.

Bahia at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

22

Since 1974

47 years of records

Peak year

1974

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1974

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2020

Bahia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1974

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1974)
7
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2020201020071974 7

Bahia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
7 births that decade — 32% of Bahia's all-time total
1970s72000s52010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bahia?
22 babies have been named Bahia since 1974. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1974 with 7 births.
When was Bahia most popular?
Bahia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Bahia been used?
Bahia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 47 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Bahia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bahar, Bahja, Bahati, Bahareh, 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, 1974–2020 (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.