Boys' name · since 1917
Bige
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 57 babies named Bige, peaking in 1929. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,198 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 57
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bige sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 57 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bige has been recorded 57 times among boys since 1917, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1956.
- #21,198 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 57 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bige ranks #21,198 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,198 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 57
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bige's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Bige's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bige's full recorded timeline at 1931, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1929 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bige popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1956
- Peak year (1929)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Bige by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (22 births, 39% of the file).
1920s was Bige's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Bige births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
22 births
- 1930s
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 22 births (39% of all-time use).
Bige by state
Where Bige concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 17 | 29.8% |
17 of 57 births nationwide.
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- Bige's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 1950s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Kentucky records the most Biges (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bige: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1917–1956 (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 Bige 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.