Recorded 2018–2023 Boys' name Peak 2023 21 births

Behren — boys' name

21 babies named Behren in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s72020s14
2020s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Behren was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

9 babies were named Behren in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Behren

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Behren between 2018 and 2023, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Behren currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Behren performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Behren shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Behren in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Behren at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

21

Since 2018

6 years of records

Peak year

2023

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2018

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2023

Behren popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2018

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
9
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
45678910 202320212018 7

Behren by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
14 births that decade — 67% of Behren's all-time total
2010s72020s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Behren?
21 babies have been named Behren since 2018. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 9 births.
When was Behren most popular?
Behren was most popular in the 2020s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Behren been used?
Behren has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 6 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Behren?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Behr, Behnam, Behruz, Behrett, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2018–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.