Bear: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “bear”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- BAIR · 1 syllable
- Used for
- Boys
From the English word for the animal, used as a modern given name or nickname. It may also echo the Old English byname Bera.
How popular is Bear?
Babies named Bear in 2024300
2024 rank#828 boys
Peak year2022
Total US babies since 18803,066
Bear is rising: use over the last five years is 3.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Bear
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Bear questions
What does the name Bear mean?
Bear means "bear". It comes from English. From the English word for the animal, used as a modern given name or nickname. It may also echo the Old English byname Bera.
Is Bear a boy or girl name?
Bear is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Bear?
300 US babies were named Bear in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.
How do you pronounce Bear?
Bear is usually pronounced BAIR.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.