Boys' name · since 2011

Bison

29 babies named Bison in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#26,012 of 45,481
all-time among boys
29
born since 2011
2010s
peak decade

Bison sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 29 recorded since 2011.

Social Security Administration records show Bison recorded 29 times among boys since 2011, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2023.

  • #26,012 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 29 born since 2011
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bison ranks #26,012 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.

#26,012 of 45,481
all-time among boys
29
born since 2011
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bison's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Bison's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Bison's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Bison popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2019)
9
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
45678910 20112013201920202023 5

Bison by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (19 births, 66% of the file).

2010s was Bison's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.

Bison births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 19 births (66% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bison? ▼
29 babies have been named Bison since 2011. All-time, it sits at #26,012 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2019 with 9 births.
Where does Bison sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bison ranks #26,012 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Bison most popular? ▼
Bison was most popular in the 2010s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Bison been used? ▼
Records for Bison go back to 2011, giving 13 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Bison? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bishop, Bishoy, Bismark, Bismarck, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Bison's data

  • Bison's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Bison

Nearby Names Like Bison

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bison

Bishop Boy
#1188 6,980 births
Bishoy Boy
106 births
Bismark Boy
45 births
Bismarck Boy
38 births
Bishara Boy
28 births

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Rufe
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bison: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2011–2023 (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 Bison 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.