How Many People Are Named Bakary?
An estimated 136 people in the United States have the first name Bakary. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Bakary peaked in popularity in 2010 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bakary 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 Bakary paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
136
About 1 in 2,520,252 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2010
12 births
Total Registered
137
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bakary
Bakary is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 137 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bakary as a male name
Ranked #10,978 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 2010 (12 births)
Bakary: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bakary span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 74 babies were registered. Bakary has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bakary by Decade
How has Bakary 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.
Bakary by State
Bakary + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bakary as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bakary
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bakary: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bakary?
We estimate approximately 136 people named Bakary 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 2,520,252 Americans share this first name.
Is Bakary a common name?
Bakary is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 137 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bakary most popular?
Bakary reached peak popularity in 2010, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bakary is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bakary a male name?
Bakary is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bakary Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bakary Smith, Bakary Johnson, Bakary 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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