Bar
Boy name · Anglo Saxon · English · German · Scottish
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 1
- Peak
- #9,015 in 1996
0 babies were named Bar in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1996–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryBar first shows up in US birth records in 1996, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 29 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1996, when it reached #9,015.
About the name Bar
Bar is a boy name of Anglo Saxon, English and German origin. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with B and ending in “-bar”. US birth records list Bar for boys from 1996 to 2020, in 5 of those 25 years. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked #9,015 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2020, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Anglo Saxon namesEnglish namesGerman namesScottish names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7 | 1,538,462 boys |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 1,098,901 boys |
| 2020s | 2.9 | 344,828 boys |
Other spellings of Bar
More Anglo Saxon boy names
- Unisex name: Tate · cheerful
- Boy name: Lewis · famous warrior
- Boy name: Finan · fair
- Boy name: Chapman · merchant
- Boy name: Eddison · son of Edward
- Unisex name: Silver · silver
- Boy name: Shephard · sheep herder
- Boy name: Boniface · good fate
Questions about the name Bar
What is the origin of the name Bar?
Bar has Anglo Saxon, English, German, Scottish roots in our records. Other Anglo Saxon names include Tate, Lewis, Finan.
Is Bar a boy or girl name?
Bar is a boy name.
How popular is the name Bar?
Bar is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2020. It peaked at #9,015 in 1996.