Recorded 1981–2018 Boys' name Peak 1985 73 births

Bandon — boys' name

73 babies named Bandon in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s511990s102010s12
1980s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Bandon was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

10 babies were named Bandon in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bandon

The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Bandon between 1981 and 2018, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bandon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bandon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bandon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bandon 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 73 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.

Bandon at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

73

Since 1981

38 years of records

Peak year

1985

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1981

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2018

Bandon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1981

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1985)
10
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4681012 20182017199819901988198719861985198419821981 5

Bandon by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
51 births that decade — 70% of Bandon's all-time total
1980s511990s102010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bandon?
73 babies have been named Bandon since 1981. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1985 with 10 births.
When was Bandon most popular?
Bandon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Bandon been used?
Bandon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 38 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Bandon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Banks, Bane, Banner, Banyan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1981–2018 (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.