Recorded 1974–2007 Girls' name Peak 1974 15 births

Bahiya — girls' name

15 babies named Bahiya 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.

1970s102000s5
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Bahiya was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

5 babies were named Bahiya in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bahiya

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Bahiya between 1974 and 2007, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bahiya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bahiya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bahiya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bahiya 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 15 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.

Bahiya at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

15

Since 1974

34 years of records

Peak year

1974

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1974

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2007

Bahiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1974

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1974)
5
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
5 200719761974 5

Bahiya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
10 births that decade — 67% of Bahiya's all-time total
1970s102000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bahiya?
15 babies have been named Bahiya since 1974. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1974 with 5 births.
When was Bahiya most popular?
Bahiya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Bahiya been used?
Bahiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 34 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Bahiya?
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, 1974–2007 (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.