How Many People Are Named Bamma?
An estimated 1 people in the United States have the first name Bamma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Bamma peaked in popularity in 1900 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bamma 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 Bamma paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Bamma is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
- Bamma is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
1
About 1 in 342,754,338 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1900
9 births
Total Registered
59
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bamma
Bamma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 59 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bamma as a female name
Ranked #5,038 in 1925
5 female births in 1925
Peak: 1900 (9 births)
Bamma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bamma span from the 1880s to the 1920s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 23 babies were registered. Bamma remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Bamma by Decade
How has Bamma 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.
Bamma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bamma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bamma
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bamma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bamma?
We estimate approximately 1 people named Bamma 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 342,754,338 Americans share this first name.
Is Bamma a common name?
Bamma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 3.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 59 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bamma most popular?
Bamma reached peak popularity in 1900, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bamma is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bamma a female name?
Bamma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bamma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bamma Smith, Bamma Johnson, Bamma 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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