Boys' name · since 1997
Bane
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 1,051 babies named Bane, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,974 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,723 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,051
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bane currently ranks #3723 among boys' names in America, with 1,051 babies recorded since 1997.
Bane has 1,051 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3723 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #4,974 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,723 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,051 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bane ranks #4,974 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,723 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,051 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,974 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,723 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,051
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bane's 1,051 recorded births place it above 89.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Bane compares
1,051 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bane's all-time total is 185% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bane | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,051 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 121 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bane splits its recorded history at 2013: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 121 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 121
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Bane by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (664 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Bane's strongest decade.
664 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Bane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 125
2000s
125 births
- 2010s
2010s
664 births
- 2020s 257
2020s
257 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 664 births (63% of all-time use).
How Bane compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bane's total volume
Bane by state
Where Bane concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 56 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 43 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 40 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 22 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.6% |
56 of 1,051 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Bane appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Bane's data
- Bane's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (664 total births) through the 2020s (257) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Banes (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~28 yrs)
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, 1997–2025 (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 Bane 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.