Total births
498
Girls' name · since 1880
Bama
498 babies named Bama in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1894. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 498
- total births
- 1880–1982
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 20%
- born in that decade
Bama sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 498 recorded since 1880.
Bama has 498 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1982.
- 498 total births
- 1880–1982 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 20% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
498 girls have been named Bama since 1880, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1982.
- 498
- total births
- 1880–1982
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 20%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
20% of everyone ever named Bama was born in this single decade.
1894
Single peak year
14 babies were named Bama in 1894 - its busiest year on record.
Bama's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bama's full recorded timeline at 1913, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1894 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bama at a glance
Last recorded 1982Peak year
1894
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1880
Bama popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1982
- Peak year (1894)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Bama by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Bama's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Bama births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
61 births
- 1890s
1890s
74 births
- 1900s
1900s
83 births
- 1910s
1910s
100 births
- 1920s
1920s
87 births
- 1930s
1930s
43 births
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 100 births (20% of all-time use).
Bama by state
Where Bama concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 105 | 21.1% |
Alabama share of Bama's total US births 21.1%
105 of 498 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bama? ▼
498 babies have been named Bama since 1880. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1894 with 14 births.
When was Bama most popular? ▼
Bama was most popular in the 1910s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1894.
Where is Bama most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Bama are Alabama (105 births).
How long has the name Bama been used? ▼
Bama has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 103 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Bama? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bambi, Bambie, Bamma, Bambina, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Bama's data
- Bama's decade-level peak was the 1910s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Bamas (105 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Bama
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1880–1982 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bama: Baby Name Since 1880 - 498 Births, Peak 1894." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bama. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Bama 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 July 2026.