Recorded 1924–2008 Boys' name Peak 1938 356 births

Bing — boys' name

356 babies named Bing in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s71930s851940s991950s841960s351970s301980s52000s11
1940s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Bing was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

17 babies were named Bing in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bing

The Social Security Administration has registered 356 babies named Bing between 1924 and 2008, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bing currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bing performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Bing shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bing 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 356 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.

Bing at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

356

Since 1924

85 years of records

Peak year

1938

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1924

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 2008

Bing popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1924

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1938)
17
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
05101520 20081971196119531947194119351924 7

Bing by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
99 births that decade — 28% of Bing's all-time total
1920s71930s851940s991950s841960s351970s301980s52000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bing?
356 babies have been named Bing since 1924. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1938 with 17 births.
When was Bing most popular?
Bing was most popular in the 1940s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
How long has the name Bing been used?
Bing has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 85 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Bing?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Binyomin, Binyamin, Binh, Bingham, and 4 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, 1924–2008 (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.