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 was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1894 (14 births).

About the name Bama

PronunciationBAH-muh /ˈbɑːmə/
14peak births 1894
1880first in SSA data

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) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

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