Total births
29
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.
- 29
- total births
- 2004–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that 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.
- 29 total births
- 2004–2020 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
29 boys have been named Bol since 2004, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2020.
- 29
- total births
- 2004–2020
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Bol was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
7 babies were named Bol in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2004
Bol popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2020
- Peak year (2011)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Bol by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (41% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 2020. 7 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
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
#8353 244 births
Boluwatife Boy
#13162 127 births
Compare Bol side by side: Bol vs Boleslaw Bol vs Boleslaus Bol vs Bolivar
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bol: Baby Name Since 2004 - 29 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bol. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.