Bear

Boy name

Bear has been given to 3,356 babies in the U.S. since 1975. It peaked in 2022 and currently ranks #853 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

As an English surname, related to bear * As a German surname, spelling variant of Baer and Bahr

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

3,356

Peak year

2022 (332 babies)

Rank in 2025

#853 for boys

First recorded

1975

10-year trend

▲ +113%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Bear.

3,353 babies since 1953

3,348 babies since 1960

3,365 babies since 1912

3,337 babies since 1980

3,336 babies since 1885

3,328 babies since 1989

3,386 babies since 1884

3,394 babies since 1957

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