Total births
17
US rank #13871 Boys' name Peak 2023 17 births
Bahr — #13871 US boys' name
17 babies named Bahr in U.S. Social Security records since 2022, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#13871
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 3% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Bahr was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
7 babies were named Bahr in 2023 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Bahr
The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Bahr between 2022 and 2024, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bahr currently holds the #13871 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Bahr performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Bahr 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 17 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.
Bahr at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#13,871
Active since
2022
Bahr popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2022
- Peak year (2023)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
Bahr by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 17 births that decade — 100% of Bahr's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bahr? ▼
17 babies have been named Bahr since 2022. It currently ranks #13871 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 7 births.
When was Bahr most popular? ▼
Bahr was most popular in the 2020s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Bahr been used? ▼
Bahr has been recorded in Social Security data since 2022, spanning 3 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bahr? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bahe, Bahram, Bahaa, Baha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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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, 2022–2024 (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.