Bama

BAH-muh /ˈbɑːmə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Bama is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1890s and has all but disappeared.

Bama is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1982. Bama first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1894 (14 births).

About the name Bama

PronunciationBAH-muh /ˈbɑːmə/
14peak births 1894
1880first appeared

Names similar to Bama

How popular is Bama?

Girls named Bama
1880190019201940196019801982
Girls named Bama per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–1982 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1982)

Bama total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19825#10,651
19595#6,311
19555#5,883
19517#4,410
19495#5,295
19486#4,698
19465#5,004
19425#4,677
19417#3,590
19388#3,200
19355#4,269
193211#2,659
193111#2,594
19308#3,378
19298#3,416
19287#3,783
19277#3,902
192610#3,068
19259#3,386
192410#3,166
192311#2,933
192211#2,976
19219#3,432
19205#5,052
191913#2,521
191813#2,537
19177#3,752
191611#2,683
191512#2,397
19145#3,675
191310#2,039
191211#1,730
19117#1,976
191011#1,431
19099#1,480
19085#2,139
19076#1,852
19065#1,978
190511#1,168
19049#1,266
190310#1,144
190214#942
19018#1,235
19006#1,744
189910#1,038
18986#1,523
189710#1,042
18956#1,440
189414#816
18937#1,186
18927#1,179
18916#1,228
18908#1,013
18897#1,036
18889#903
18875#1,163
18856#932
18849#739
18838#700
18826#820
18815#841
18806#751