How Many People Are Named Bison?
An estimated 29 people in the United States have the first name Bison. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Bison peaked in popularity in 2019 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bison 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 Bison paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Bison is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
29
About 1 in 11,819,115 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2019
9 births
Total Registered
29
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bison
Bison is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 29 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bison as a male name
Ranked #12,486 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2019 (9 births)
Bison: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bison span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 19 babies were registered. While Bison is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Bison by Decade
How has Bison 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.
Bison + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bison as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bison
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bison: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bison?
We estimate approximately 29 people named Bison 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 11,819,115 Americans share this first name.
Is Bison a common name?
Bison is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 46% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 29 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bison most popular?
Bison reached peak popularity in 2019, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bison is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bison a male name?
Bison is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bison Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bison Smith, Bison Johnson, Bison 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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