Boys' name · since 1925

Bass

16 babies named Bass in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,562 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1925
1930s
peak decade

Bass sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 1925.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bass has been recorded 16 times among boys since 1925, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1937.

  • #30,562 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1925
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bass ranks #30,562 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1925, peaking in the 1930s.

#30,562 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1925
1930s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bass's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Bass's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Bass's full recorded timeline at 1935, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1937 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Bass popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1937

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1937)
6
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.5 192519351937 6

Bass by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).

1930s was Bass's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Bass births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bass? ▼
Bass has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1925, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #30,562 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1937. 6 babies were born in 1937, its single highest year.
Where does Bass sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bass ranks #30,562 of 45,481 boys' 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 Bass most popular? ▼
Bass was most popular in the 1930s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Bass been used? ▼
Bass has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 13 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Bass? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Basil, Bastian, Basilio, Bashir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Bass

Nearby Names Like Bass

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bass

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Basilio Boy
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Bashir Boy
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Chatman
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Crawley
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Lurie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bass: 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, 1925–1937 (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 Bass 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.