How Many People Are Named Balen?
An estimated 123 people in the United States have the first name Balen. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Balen peaked in popularity in 2015 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Balen 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 Balen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
123
About 1 in 2,786,621 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2015
14 births
Total Registered
124
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Balen
Balen is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 124 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Balen as a male name
Ranked #12,232 in 2020
5 male births in 2020
Peak: 2015 (14 births)
Balen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Balen span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 83 babies were registered. Balen has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Balen by Decade
How has Balen 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.
Balen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Balen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Balen
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Balen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Balen?
We estimate approximately 123 people named Balen 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 2,786,621 Americans share this first name.
Is Balen a common name?
Balen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 124 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Balen most popular?
Balen reached peak popularity in 2015, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Balen is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Balen a male name?
Balen is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Balen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Balen Smith, Balen Johnson, Balen 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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