Boys' name · since 2013

Bourne

Bourne has 22 recorded births since 2013 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#28,068 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 2013
2010s
peak decade

Bourne is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 22 have been recorded since 2013.

Bourne has 22 recorded births among boys since 2013, 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 2013 to 2017.

  • #28,068 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 2013
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bourne ranks #28,068 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 2013, peaking in the 2010s.

#28,068 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 2013
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Bourne's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% 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.

Bourne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Bourne's full recorded timeline at 2015, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2015, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Bourne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2017)
10
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4681012 201320152017 10

Bourne by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (22 births, 100% of the file).

2010s was Bourne's strongest decade.

22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Bourne births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 22 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bourne? ▼
Since 2013, Social Security records show 22 babies named Bourne. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #28,068 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2017. Its busiest year on record was 2017, with 10 births.
Where does Bourne sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bourne ranks #28,068 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 Bourne most popular? ▼
Bourne was most popular in the 2010s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Bourne been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bourne since 2013 -- 5 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Bourne? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Boubacar, Boudreaux, Boulder, Bouvier, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Bourne

Nearby Names Like Bourne

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

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Bun
22 births · Peak 1927
Romanus
22 births · Peak 1922
Tobbie
22 births · Peak 1969
Orlean
22 births · Peak 1928
Eulus
22 births · Peak 1913
Flavel
22 births · Peak 1913
Guster
22 births · Peak 1929
Hickman
22 births · Peak 1918

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Bourne: 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, 2013–2017 (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 Bourne 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.