Boys' name · since 1996
Bauer
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 869 babies named Bauer, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,610 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,506 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 869
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
869 babies have been named Bauer since 1996, making it today's #2506 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bauer has been recorded 869 times among boys since 1996, currently ranked #2506 nationally and more common than 82% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #5,610 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,506 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 869 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bauer ranks #5,610 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,506 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 869 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,610 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,506 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 869
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bauer's 869 recorded births place it above 87.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Bauer compares
869 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Bauer's all-time total is 136% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bauer | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 869 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bauer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bauer's full recorded timeline at 2011, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 62 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bauer popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Bauer popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2022 (Bauer as girls' name)
Bauer by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (395 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Bauer's strongest decade.
395 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Bauer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
161 births
- 2010s
2010s
395 births
- 2020s
2020s
298 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 395 births (45% of all-time use).
How Bauer 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 Bauer's total volume
Bauer by state
Where Bauer concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 54 | 6.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 23 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Washington | | 5 | 0.6% |
54 of 869 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Bauer's data
- Bauer's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (395 total births) through the 2020s (298) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Bauers (54 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Bauer: 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 (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Bauer 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.