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Bear

Boy's name · #853 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Bear is near its high-water mark: it reached #760 in 2022 and still ranked #853 in 2025. About 3,400 boys have carried it since 1975.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#360 in England & Wales (2025) · #441 in Scotland (2025) · #676 in Ireland (2025) · #1,443 in Canada (2025) · #2,071 in Austria (2024) · #2,159 in Sweden (2024) · #326 in N. Ireland (2021) · #393 in New Zealand (2020).

Famous Bears

• Bear Grylls — British adventurer and television presenter (born 1974)
• Bear McCreary — American film and television composer (born 1979)
• Bear Bryant — American football coach (1913–1983)

In stories & tradition

• Bear Geki — Saint Seiya (manga)
• Bear Wolf — Fictional character from Emmerdale
• Bear Sylvester — Fictional character from Doctors

What Bears become

Among 24 notable people named Bear:

Sports figures appear 2.42× more often than among typical names — e.g. Bear Bryant, American football coach (1913–1983).

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