#8262024 rank
2022peak year
2,672babies named Bear since 1880
▲ +23%5-year trend
Bear popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Bear mean?
Taken directly from the English word for the animal, from Old English bera. A modern nature choice, also used as a nickname form of names like Bernard.
OriginEnglish
Syllables1
Genderboy
Stylenature, modern
Names like Bear
Same era, same vibe — if you like Bear, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Bears
- Bear Grylls, adventurer
Spellings & variants
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