Masculine dossier · first seen 1975

Bear

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Bear
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

2022

Peak rank proxy

331

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1975Peak 20222024

Peak year

2022

Decline from peak

9.4%

2024

300

All-time

3,066

Bear is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 2022, when 331 boys were named Bear.

In 2024, only 300 boys were given the name.

All told, about 3,066 Americans have been named Bear and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1975.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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