How Many People Are Named Bain?
An estimated 301 people in the United States have the first name Bain. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Bain peaked in popularity in 2013 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bain as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bain paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
301
About 1 in 1,138,719 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2013
25 births
Total Registered
325
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bain
Bain is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 325 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bain as a male name
Ranked #9,991 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (25 births)
Bain: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bain span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 145 babies were registered. Bain has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bain by Decade
How has Bain tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bain + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bain as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bain
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bain: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bain?
We estimate approximately 301 people named Bain are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,138,719 Americans share this first name.
Is Bain a common name?
Bain is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 325 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bain most popular?
Bain reached peak popularity in 2013, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bain is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bain a male name?
Bain is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bain Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bain Smith, Bain Johnson, Bain Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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