Recorded 1982–1990 Boys' name Peak 1986 21 births

Balke — boys' name

21 babies named Balke in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s5
1980s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Balke was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

6 babies were named Balke in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Balke

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Balke between 1982 and 1990, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Balke currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Balke performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Balke shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Balke 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 21 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.

Balke at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

21

Since 1982

9 years of records

Peak year

1986

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1982

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1990

Balke popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1982

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1986)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 1990198719861982 5

Balke by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 76% of Balke's all-time total
1980s161990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Balke?
21 babies have been named Balke since 1982. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1986 with 6 births.
When was Balke most popular?
Balke was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Balke been used?
Balke has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 9 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Balke?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Baltazar, Baldemar, Ballard, Baldomero, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1982–1990 (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.