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.

#32,996 of 72,339
all-time among girls
59
born since 1888
1920s
peak 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.

  • #32,996 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 59 born since 1888
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bamma ranks #32,996 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 59 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.

#32,996 of 72,339
all-time among girls
59
born since 1888
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bamma's 59 recorded births place it above 54.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1900)
9
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
45678910 1888189118921895190019191920192119221925 5

Bamma by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (23 births, 39% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bamma? ▼
59 babies have been named Bamma since 1888. All-time, it sits at #32,996 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1900 with 9 births.
Where does Bamma sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bamma ranks #32,996 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Keep exploring Bamma

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bamma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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).

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 August 2026.