Data through 2025

Bear name popularity in the United States

Bear ranked #853 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 286 boys named Bear.

Rank#853

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded286

SSA

Peak year2022

332 recorded

Five-year change+14.4%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Boys

Bear for boys and girls

Boys

286

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1975 to 2025

Bear in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys286#853
2024boys302#826
2023boys299#820
2022boys332#760
2021boys288#827
2020boys250#899
2019boys244#897
2018boys207#998
2017boys198#1020
2016boys187#1055
2015boys134#1317
2014boys131#1329
Show full history (29 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys286#853
2024boys302#826
2023boys299#820
2022boys332#760
2021boys288#827
2020boys250#899
2019boys244#897
2018boys207#998
2017boys198#1020
2016boys187#1055
2015boys134#1317
2014boys131#1329
2013boys86#1709
2012boys79#1849
2011boys85#1730
2010boys54#2354
2009boys55#2348
2008boys48#2583
2007boys24#4127
2006boys8#8732
2005boys10#7096
2003boys7#8643
2002boys6#9392
2001boys8#7536
2000boys6#9112
1997boys6#8110
1994boys5#8800
1981boys5#6262
1975boys6#4797

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Bear’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+113.4%
Change since peak-13.9%