Unisex name · since 1981
Bora
422 babies named Bora in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,742 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,968 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 422
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bora is the #5968 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 422 recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bora has been recorded 422 times among boys since 1981, currently ranked #5968 nationally and more common than 57% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #8,742 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,968 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 422 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bora ranks #8,742 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,968 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 422 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,742 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,968 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 422
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bora's 422 recorded births place it above 80.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Bora compares
422 Top 48% higher than 52% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bora's all-time total is 14% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bora | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 422 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bora splits its recorded history at 2006: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bora popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Bora popularity over time - girls
214 total births recorded since 1989 (Bora as girls' name)
Bora by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (139 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Bora's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Bora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
136 births
- 2010s
2010s
139 births
- 2020s
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 139 births (33% of all-time use).
Bora by state
Where Bora concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.2% |
10 of 422 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Bora's data
- Bora's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (139 total births) through the 2020s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Boras (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~44 yrs)
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, 1981–2025 (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 Bora 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.