Recorded 1975–1992 Girls' name Peak 1983 142 births

Bich — girls' name

142 babies named Bich in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s271980s971990s18
1980s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Bich was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

16 babies were named Bich in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bich

The Social Security Administration has registered 142 babies named Bich between 1975 and 1992, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bich currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bich performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bich shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Bich in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bich 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 142 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.

Bich at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

142

Since 1975

18 years of records

Peak year

1983

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1975

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1992

Bich popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1975

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1983)
16
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 199219901987198519831981197919771975 6

Bich by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
97 births that decade — 68% of Bich's all-time total
1970s271980s971990s18

Bich by state

Where Bich concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Bich
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 8.5%
#2 Louisiana
6 4.2%
#3 Texas
5 3.5%
California share of Bich's total US births 8.5%
Even split

12 of 142 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bich?
142 babies have been named Bich since 1975. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1983 with 16 births.
When was Bich most popular?
Bich was most popular in the 1980s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Bich most popular?
The top states for the name Bich are California (12 births), Louisiana (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Bich been used?
Bich has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 18 years of data through 1992.

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, 1975–1992 (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.