Total births
59
Girls' name · since 1888
Bamma
Bamma has 59 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1900 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 59
- total births
- 1888–1925
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
Bamma is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 59 have been recorded since 1888.
Bamma has 59 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1925.
- 59 total births
- 1888–1925 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 39% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
59 girls have been named Bamma since 1888, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1925.
- 59
- total births
- 1888–1925
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 39%
- born in that decade
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.
Bamma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bamma's full recorded timeline at 1919, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1900 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bamma at a glance
Last recorded 1925Peak year
1900
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1888
Bamma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1925
- Peak year (1900)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Bamma by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Bamma's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Bamma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s
1890s
16 births
- 1900s 9
1900s
9 births
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23 births (39% of all-time use).
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? ▼
Records for Bamma go back to 1888, giving 38 years of history 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.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1888–1925 (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. "Bamma: Baby Name Since 1888 - 59 Births, Peak 1900." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bamma. 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 Bamma 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 June 2026.