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Bee Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Bee?

Less than 5 babies were given the name Bee in the United States in 2018.

Bee, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 565, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1881.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1991 with 41 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Bee was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Bee, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1910-1913, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1993-1997.

Sometimes the name Bee has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Bee popularity headed?

Bee's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Bee has been moving downward for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Bee for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Bee is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Bee has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Bee (Girl)Bee (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 8 11,495 < 5 --
2017 < 5 -- < 5 --
2016 < 5 -- < 5 --
2015 < 5 -- < 5 --
2014 < 5 -- < 5 --
2013 < 5 -- < 5 --
2012 < 5 -- < 5 --
2011 < 5 -- < 5 --
2010 < 5 -- < 5 --
2009 < 5 -- < 5 --
2008 < 5 -- < 5 --
2007 < 5 -- < 5 --
2006 < 5 -- < 5 --
2005 < 5 -- < 5 --
2004 < 5 -- < 5 --
2003 < 5 -- < 5 --
2002 < 5 -- < 5 --
2001 < 5 -- < 5 --
2000 < 5 -- 6 9,201
1999 < 5 -- 5 10,064
1998 < 5 -- 7 7,638
1997 < 5 -- 17 3,896
1996 8 9,681 18 3,687
1995 9 8,857 26 2,769
1994 7 10,694 23 3,036
1993 10 8,121 35 2,214
1992 8 9,580 28 2,540
1991 7 10,390 41 1,896
1990 10 7,938 38 1,974
1989 9 8,113 28 2,361
1988 6 10,501 20 2,771
1987 < 5 -- 20 2,642
1986 < 5 -- 26 2,163
1985 7 8,421 23 2,301
1984 6 9,242 25 2,104
1983 10 6,262 22 2,280
1982 < 5 -- 31 1,815
1981 9 6,846 37 1,602
1980 5 10,538 34 1,696
1979 < 5 -- 13 3,188
1978 < 5 -- < 5 --
1977 < 5 -- < 5 --
1976 < 5 -- < 5 --
1975 < 5 -- < 5 --
1974 5 8,884 < 5 --
1973 < 5 -- < 5 --
1972 < 5 -- < 5 --
1971 < 5 -- < 5 --
1970 < 5 -- < 5 --
1969 < 5 -- < 5 --
1968 < 5 -- < 5 --
1967 < 5 -- < 5 --
1966 < 5 -- < 5 --
1965 < 5 -- < 5 --
1964 < 5 -- < 5 --
1963 < 5 -- < 5 --
1962 < 5 -- < 5 --
1961 < 5 -- < 5 --
1960 < 5 -- < 5 --
1959 < 5 -- < 5 --
1958 < 5 -- < 5 --
1957 6 5,422 < 5 --
1956 5 6,015 < 5 --
1955 5 5,892 < 5 --
1954 < 5 -- 6 3,482
1953 < 5 -- < 5 --
1952 5 5,619 < 5 --
1951 < 5 -- < 5 --
1950 < 5 -- < 5 --
1949 < 5 -- < 5 --
1948 < 5 -- 6 3,348
1947 6 4,795 < 5 --
1946 < 5 -- 5 3,567
1945 < 5 -- < 5 --
1944 < 5 -- < 5 --
1943 < 5 -- < 5 --
1942 5 4,682 < 5 --
1941 8 3,272 < 5 --
1940 < 5 -- < 5 --
1939 < 5 -- 5 3,526
1938 5 4,397 < 5 --
1937 < 5 -- < 5 --
1936 < 5 -- < 5 --
1935 < 5 -- 7 2,981
1934 10 2,758 < 5 --
1933 9 2,891 < 5 --
1932 6 3,944 5 3,825
1931 5 4,394 < 5 --
1930 < 5 -- 8 3,043
1929 < 5 -- 6 3,589
1928 < 5 -- 5 4,204
1927 9 3,309 7 3,482
1926 11 2,891 13 2,314
1925 11 2,961 9 2,949
1924 12 2,829 13 2,357
1923 9 3,392 14 2,235
1922 12 2,789 5 4,361
1921 5 5,190 13 2,388
1920 14 2,478 16 2,058
1919 19 1,926 18 1,816
1918 21 1,810 20 1,719
1917 27 1,435 19 1,699
1916 23 1,589 18 1,702
1915 21 1,626 14 1,982
1914 16 1,669 9 2,285
1913 12 1,778 15 1,375
1912 17 1,305 10 1,628
1911 13 1,310 12 985
1910 12 1,344 8 1,206
1909 8 1,622 5 1,470
1908 13 1,141 12 784
1907 10 1,308 13 740
1906 8 1,428 7 1,014
1905 7 1,554 6 1,105
1904 9 1,268 13 647
1903 9 1,214 8 851
1902 12 1,029 < 5 --
1901 10 1,076 8 784
1900 13 1,056 10 843
1899 6 1,414 < 5 --
1898 5 1,733 9 746
1897 6 1,402 8 793
1896 9 1,134 9 781
1895 7 1,313 7 882
1894 < 5 -- 8 793
1893 < 5 -- 7 843
1892 < 5 -- 6 966
1891 < 5 -- 11 566
1890 7 1,111 8 746
1889 < 5 -- 11 587
1888 10 842 10 654
1887 < 5 -- 5 940
1886 5 1,123 < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- 5 949
1884 < 5 -- 5 981
1883 6 829 7 728
1882 < 5 -- 6 852
1881 < 5 -- 10 565
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.