Is Bear a boy or girl name?
Bear is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 300 boys were named Bear, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,066 US babies named Bear were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #826
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Bear since 1975
- 3,066
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 331 babies
Boys and girls named Bear, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 300 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 299 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 331 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 288 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 250 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 244 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 207 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 198 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 187 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 134 | #1,320 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 131 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 85 | #1,724 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 79 | #1,849 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 85 | #1,731 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 54 | #2,356 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 55 | #2,350 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,590 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 24 | #4,135 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,815 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,173 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,754 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,519 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,599 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,204 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,229 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,914 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,371 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,849 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bear reached #763 in 2022. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bear
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.