Boys' name · since 1992
Bismarck
38 babies named Bismarck in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,030 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
38 boys have been named Bismarck since 1992, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Bismarck recorded 38 times among boys since 1992, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2024.
- #24,030 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 38 born since 1992
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bismarck ranks #24,030 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,030 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 38
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bismarck's 38 recorded births place it above 46.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bismarck's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bismarck splits its recorded history at 2005: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bismarck popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2024
- Peak year (1994)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Bismarck by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (14 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Bismarck's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Bismarck births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 14 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Bismarck's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2020s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bismarck: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1992–2024 (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 Bismarck 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.