Girls' name · since 1972
Binta
Binta has 613 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,411 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,142 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 613
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Binta currently ranks #5142 among girls' names in America, with 613 babies recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Binta recorded 613 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #5142 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #10,411 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,142 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 613 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Binta ranks #10,411 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,142 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 613 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,411 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,142 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 613
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Binta's 613 recorded births place it above 85.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Binta compares
613 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Binta's all-time total is 63% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Binta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 613 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Binta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Binta's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Binta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Binta by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (180 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Binta's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Binta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 68
1990s
68 births
- 2000s
2000s
180 births
- 2010s
2010s
167 births
- 2020s
2020s
133 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 180 births (29% of all-time use).
How Binta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Binta's total volume
Binta by state
Where Binta concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 134 | 21.9% |
| #2 | Washington | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
134 of 613 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Binta's data
- Binta's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (180 total births) through the 2020s (133) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Bintas (134 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Binta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Binta 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.