Bane
Bane was the 3667th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1387th with 121 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,989 places. More babies were named Bane in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,667 boys, down 1,157 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2013121 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,051babies recorded
Bane popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,667 | 30 |
| 2020 | #2,510 | 51 |
| 2010 | #4,375 | 22 |
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How popular is Bane, counting every spelling?
Bane is the most common spelling of a name family that had 50 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 50 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bane | 30 | #3,667 | 206 |
| Bayne | 13 | #6,495 | 71 |
| Baine | 7 | #9,822 | 27 |
| Bain | — | — | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Bane?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bane (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Bane born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bane.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bane?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Bane are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 7 and 13. That makes Bane a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Bane by state
How common Bane was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Bane
How popular is the name Bane?
Bane was the 3667th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 1387th with 121 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,989 places. More babies were named Bane in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Bane a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Bane in the US.
Where is Bane most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bane was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Texas.