Boys' name · since 2002
Bastion
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 298 babies named Bastion, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,618 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,778 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 298
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
298 babies have been named Bastion since 2002, making it today's #5778 boys' name.
Bastion has 298 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5778 as of the latest data, more common than 59% 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 2002 to 2025.
- #10,618 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,778 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 298 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bastion ranks #10,618 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,778 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 298 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,618 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,778 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 298
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bastion's 298 recorded births place it above 76.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Bastion compares
298 45th percentile among 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
Bastion's all-time total is 19% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bastion | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 298 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bastion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bastion's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bastion popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Bastion by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (157 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Bastion's strongest decade.
157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Bastion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
157 births
- 2020s
2020s
122 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 157 births (53% of all-time use).
Bastion by state
Where Bastion concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 3.7% |
11 of 298 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bastion's data
- Bastion's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (157 total births) through the 2020s (122) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Bastions (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bastion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Bastion 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.