Total births
10
Recorded 2004–2005 Boys' name Peak 2004 10 births
Balmore — boys' name
10 babies named Balmore in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
2000s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Balmore was born in this single decade.
2004
Single peak year
5 babies were named Balmore in 2004 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Balmore
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Balmore between 2004 and 2005, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Balmore currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Balmore performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Balmore 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 10 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.
Balmore at a glance
Last recorded 2005Peak year
2004
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2004
Balmore popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2004
- Peak year (2004)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
Balmore by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 10 births that decade — 100% of Balmore's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Balmore? ▼
10 babies have been named Balmore since 2004. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 2004 with 5 births.
When was Balmore most popular? ▼
Balmore was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Balmore been used? ▼
Balmore has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 2 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Balmore? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Balmore
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Ballard Boy
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Baldomero Boy
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Baldwin Boy
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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, 2004–2005 (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.