Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1894

Bama

Gender Girl Rank 2025 Below top lists
Rank 2025
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among girls
Babies in 2025
<5
named Bama
How common
–
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1894
14 babies
All-time total
498
#11,886 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Bama popularity over time

498 babies have been named Bama since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1883Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 61 6 – #700
1890s 74 7 +21% #816
1900s 83 8 +12% #942
1910s 100 10 +20% #1,431
1920s 87 9 -13% #2,933
1930s 43 4 -51% #2,594
1940s 28 3 -35% #3,590
1950s 17 2 -39% #4,410
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 5 1 – #10,651
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2010s – – – –
2020s (to 2025) – – – –

The story of Bama

Bama is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1880, 498 American babies have been named Bama. Its peak came in 1894, when 14 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the late 1800s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Bama stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

Bama year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

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1955 5 #5,883
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1935 5 #4,269
1930 8 #3,378
1925 9 #3,386
1920 5 #5,052
1915 12 #2,397
1910 11 #1,431
1905 11 #1,168
1900 6 #1,744
1895 6 #1,440
1890 8 #1,013
1885 6 #932
1880 6 #751

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Bama, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How popular is the name Bama in 2025?

Bama did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Bama?

498 babies have been named Bama in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Bama most popular?

Bama peaked in 1894, when 14 newborns received the name.

Is Bama a boy or girl name?

Bama is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Bama rising or falling?

Bama has been roughly stable over the past decade.

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