Recorded 1888–1925 Girls' name Peak 1900 59 births

Bamma — girls' name

59 babies named Bamma in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1900. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s161900s91910s61920s23
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Bamma was born in this single decade.

1900
Single peak year

9 babies were named Bamma in 1900 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bamma

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Bamma between 1888 and 1925, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bamma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1900, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bamma performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bamma shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bamma 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 59 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.

Bamma at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

59

Since 1888

38 years of records

Peak year

1900

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1888

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1925

Bamma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1888

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1900)
9
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Bamma by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
23 births that decade — 39% of Bamma's all-time total
1880s51890s161900s91910s61920s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bamma?
59 babies have been named Bamma since 1888. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1900 with 9 births.
When was Bamma most popular?
Bamma was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1900.
How long has the name Bamma been used?
Bamma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 38 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Bamma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bambi, Bama, Bambie, Bambina, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1888–1925 (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.