Recorded 1962–2012 Boys' name Peak 1962 45 births

Bismark — boys' name

45 babies named Bismark in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51990s202000s102010s10
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Bismark was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

5 babies were named Bismark in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bismark

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Bismark between 1962 and 2012, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bismark currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bismark performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bismark shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bismark 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 45 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.

Bismark at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

45

Since 1962

51 years of records

Peak year

1962

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1962

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2012

Bismark popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1962

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1962)
5
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
5 201220112005200219991996199519931962 5

Bismark by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
20 births that decade — 44% of Bismark's all-time total
1960s51990s202000s102010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bismark?
45 babies have been named Bismark since 1962. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1962 with 5 births.
When was Bismark most popular?
Bismark was most popular in the 1990s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Bismark been used?
Bismark has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 51 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Bismark?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bishop, Bishoy, Bismarck, Bison, 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, 1962–2012 (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.