Bolin — #11921 US boys' name
25 babies named Bolin in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 16% of names given to boys today.
76% of everyone ever named Bolin was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Bolin in 2016 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Bolin
The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Bolin between 2016 and 2024, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bolin currently holds the #11921 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Bolin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bolin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Bolin 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 25 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.
Bolin at a glance
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Current rank
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Bolin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2016
- Peak year (2016)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
Currently ranks #11921 among boys.
25 total births across 9 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2016 with 7 births in a single year.
Bolin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 19 births that decade — 76% of Bolin's all-time total
Bolin decade highlights
- Peak decade 19 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Bolin's strongest decade
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 76% of all-time use.
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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, 2016–2024 (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.