Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Bane

Gender

Male

Origin

Hawaiian
long-awaited child

Syllables

1

Pronunciation

b(a)-ne

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #1384, 121 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3658, 30 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
202530
202438
202350
202244
202144
202051
201955
201855
201770
201673

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #2736, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4985, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
20233
20223
20214
20205
2019–
20183
20177
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence