Total births
27
Unisex name · since 1996
Bar
27 babies named Bar in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 27
- total births
- 1996–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
Bar is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 27 have been recorded since 1996.
Bar has 27 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1996 to 2020.
- 27 total births
- 1996–2020 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
27 boys have been named Bar since 1996, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.
- 27
- total births
- 1996–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Bar was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
7 babies were named Bar in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
Bar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bar splits its recorded history at 2011: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bar at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1996
Bar popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2020
- Peak year (2011)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Bar popularity over time - girls
23 total births recorded since 2006 (Bar as girls' name)
Bar by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Bar's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Bar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bar? ▼
27 babies have been named Bar since 1996. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2011 with 7 births.
When was Bar most popular? ▼
Bar was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Is Bar a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Bar is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 27 births, and as a girl's name it has 23 births.
How long has the name Bar been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bar since 1996 -- 25 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Bar? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Barry, Barrett, Bart, Barney, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Bar's data
- Bar's decade-level peak was the 2010s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Bar
Nearby Names Like Bar
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bar
Barry Boy
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Barrett Boy
#187 33,425 births
Bart Boy
16,356 births
Barney Boy
#9895 16,090 births
Barton Boy
#12365 9,371 births
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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, 1996–2020 (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. "Bar: Baby Name Since 1996 - 27 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bar. 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 Bar 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.