US rank #6432 Girls' name Peak 2007 588 births

Binta — #6432 US girls' name

588 babies named Binta in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s481980s171990s682000s1802010s1672020s108
#6432
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 64% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Binta was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

28 babies were named Binta in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Binta

The Social Security Administration has registered 588 babies named Binta between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Binta currently holds the #6432 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Binta performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 180 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Binta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 124 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Washington and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Binta in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Binta 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 588 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.

Binta at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

588

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2007

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,432

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Binta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
28
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
0102030 202420192014200920041999199419791972 6

Binta by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
180 births that decade — 31% of Binta's all-time total
1970s481980s171990s682000s1802010s1672020s108

Binta by state

Where Binta concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Binta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
124 21.1%
#2 Washington
6 1.0%
#3 Ohio
5 0.9%
New York share of Binta's total US births 21.1%
Even split

124 of 588 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Binta?
588 babies have been named Binta since 1972. It currently ranks #6432 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 28 births.
When was Binta most popular?
Binta was most popular in the 2000s decade with 180 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Binta most popular?
The top states for the name Binta are New York (124 births), Washington (6 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Binta been used?
Binta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Binta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bina, Bintou, Bindi, Binnie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1972–2024 (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.