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Bear

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THE NAME, AT A GLANCE

A closer look at Bear.

Written length
4 letters
First letter
B
Syllables
About 1
Vowels · consonants
2 · 2
Ends with
R
Name number
8
Popularity data
United States · yearly data below
Spelled backwards
Raeb

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POPULARITY

How popular is Bear?

How we use the data

Bear is not in today’s top 200.

It is outside the 2020–2025 top 200, but the official yearly data below shows its whole story.

Bear over the years

In 2024, 300 boys in the U.S. were named Bear (rank #826). Its best rank was #763 in 2022, and the most babies got the name in 2022 (331).

Babies named Bear each year in the U.S., 1980 to 2024 (SSA) 0165331 198019902000201020202024
Boys: 300 in 2024 (#826)Gaps = years outside the top 1,000.
Show every year as a table
U.S. Social Security Administration · top 1,000 per year
YearCategoryRankBabies
2024Boys826300
2023Boys820299
2022Boys763331
2021Boys826288
2020Boys900250
2019Boys897244
2018Boys998207

Yearly counts from the SSA national data files. Years outside the top 1,000 are not shown and are not zero. More name trends.

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