Girls' name · since 1998
Bg
Bg has 55 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,822 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1998
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bg is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 55 have been recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Bg recorded 55 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2017.
- #33,822 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 55 born since 1998
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bg ranks #33,822 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1998, peaking in the 1990s.
- #33,822 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1998
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bg's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Bg's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bg's full recorded timeline at 2010, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bg popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2017
- Peak year (2000)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Bg by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (19 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Bg's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Bg births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 19 births (35% of all-time use).
Bg by state
Where Bg concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 30 | 54.5% |
30 of 55 births nationwide.
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- Bg's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 2010s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Arkansas records the most Bgs (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bg: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1998–2017 (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 Bg 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.