Boys' name · since 2004

Bol

29 babies named Bol in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#26,013 of 45,481
all-time among boys
29
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade

Bol sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 29 recorded since 2004.

Bol has 29 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2020.

  • #26,013 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 29 born since 2004
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bol ranks #26,013 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.

#26,013 of 45,481
all-time among boys
29
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bol'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.

Bol's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Bol's full recorded timeline at 2011, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Bol popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2011)
7
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20042009201120182020 6

Bol by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (12 births, 41% of the file).

2010s was Bol's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Bol births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (41% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bol? ▼
Bol has been given to 29 babies in the U.S. since 2004, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #26,013 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 7 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
Where does Bol sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bol ranks #26,013 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 Bol most popular? ▼
Bol was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Bol been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bol since 2004 -- 17 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Bol? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Boleslaw, Boleslaus, Bolivar, Bolton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Bol's data

  • Bol's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- 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 Bol

Nearby Names Like Bol

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

Boleslaw Boy
277 births
Boleslaus Boy
255 births
Bolivar Boy
248 births
Bolton Boy
#7212 244 births
Boluwatife Boy
#6661 127 births

Compare Bol side by side: Bol vs Boleslaw Bol vs Boleslaus Bol vs Bolivar

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bol: 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, 2004–2020 (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 Bol 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.