Boys' name · since 1918
Bain
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 325 babies named Bain, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,144 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 325
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bain sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 325 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Bain recorded 325 times among boys since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2024.
- #10,144 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 325 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bain ranks #10,144 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 325 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,144 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 325
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bain's 325 recorded births place it above 77.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bain's full recorded timeline at 2008, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bain popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2024
- Peak year (2013)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Bain by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (145 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Bain's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Bain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 15
1920s
15 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
97 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 145 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Bain's data
- Bain's decade-level peak was the 2010s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~106 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1918–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Bain 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 August 2026.