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Bear

Boy's name · #853 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Bear is near its high-water mark: it reached #760 in 2022 and still ranked #853 in 2025. About 3,400 boys have carried it since 1975.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#361 in England & Wales (2025) · #447 in Scotland (2025) · #693 in Ireland (2025) · #891 in Canada (2024).

Famous Bears

• Bear Grylls — English adventurer, writer and television presenter (born 1974)
• Bear McCreary — American composer
• Bear Bryant — American college football coach (1913–1983)
• Bear Pascoe — American football player
• Bear Hunter — Shoshoni chief

In stories & tradition

• Bear Geki — Saint Seiya (manga)
• Bear Wolf — Emmerdale (TV series)
• Bear Sylvester — Doctors (TV series)

What Bears become

Among 24 notable people named Bear:

Sports figures appear 2.42× more often than among typical names — e.g. Bear Bryant, American college football coach (1913–1983).

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