Masculine dossier · first seen 1975
Bear
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2022
Peak births
332
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Bear
How many people are named Bear?
An estimated 3,327 living Americans are named Bear.
How rare is Bear?
Bear is uncommon among babies today, with 286 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 13.9% from its 2022 peak.
How old is the typical Bear?
The median age of a living American named Bear is approximately 6 years, with most bearers falling between 3 and 10 years old.
Is Bear still popular?
Yes — Bear is currently rising in popularity, with 286 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 3.7× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Bear most common?
Bear has its strongest geographic signal in Colorado, where it appears 2.5× more often than the national baseline.
1975Peak 20222025
Peak year
2022
Decline from peak
13.9%
2025
286
All-time
3,356
Where it lives now
Bear is most concentrated in Colorado — about 2.5× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Bear is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.