Boys' name · since 2000
Bakary
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 142 babies named Bakary, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,105 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,790 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 142
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bakary currently ranks #12790 among boys' names in America, with 142 babies recorded since 2000.
Social Security Administration records show Bakary recorded 142 times among boys since 2000, holding rank #12790 nationally today, ahead of 8% of boys, 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 2000 to 2025.
- #15,105 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,790 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 142 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bakary ranks #15,105 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,790 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 142 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,105 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,790 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 142
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bakary's 142 recorded births place it above 66.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Bakary compares
142 32nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Bakary's all-time total is 62% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bakary | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 142 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bakary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bakary's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bakary popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Bakary by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (74 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Bakary's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Bakary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s
2010s
74 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 74 births (52% of all-time use).
Bakary by state
Where Bakary concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 21 | 14.8% |
21 of 142 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bakary's data
- Bakary's decade-level peak was the 2010s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Bakarys (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bakary: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Bakary 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.