Bear
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Bear
Bear has suddenly lumbered onto the baby name landscape. Perhaps inspired by British adventurer Bear Grylls (born Edward Michael), first celebrity chef Jamie Oliver used it as the middle name for his boy Buddy, and Alicia Silverstone called her son Bear Blu, followed by Kate Winslet's Bear Blaize.
Bear for boys#853 US
The name Bear is part of a current trend normalizing once aggressive animal names like Wolf, Hawk, and Fox. Bear now ranks in the Top 1000 in both the US and England.
Bear for girls
This ferocious and fuzzy animal name has started to see some use among baby girls, particularly as a middle name. Reporter Katy Tur has a daughter named Eloise Judy Bear, while influencers Quincy and Dylan Jordan named their daughter Davie Bear in 2025.
Pronounced BAIR.
As of October 2026, Bear ranked #853 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #763 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #357.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,329 | 131 | 68.2 |
| 2015 | #1,320 | 134 | 69.9 |
| 2016 | #1,056 | 187 | 98.5 |
| 2017 | #1,020 | 198 | 107 |
| 2018 | #998 | 207 | 114 |
| 2019 | #897 | 244 | 136 |
| 2020 | #900 | 250 | 144.8 |
| 2021 | #826 | 288 | 164.6 |
| 2022 | #763 | 331 | 189.6 |
| 2023 | #820 | 299 | 174.8 |
| 2024 | #826 | 300 | 174.1 |
| 2025 | #853 | 286 | 167.4 |
World rankings
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Bear on lists
Famous Bears
- Edward Michael "Bear" GryllsBoy
English survival expert and TV personality
- Bear RinehartBoy
lead singer of Christian rock group Needtobreathe
- Paul William "Bear" BryantBoy
American football coach
- Bear McCrearyBoy
American composer and musician
- Bear Blu Jarecki (b. 2011)Boy
son of actress Alicia Silverstone and Christopher Jarecki
- Bear Blaze Winslet (b. 2013)Boy
son of actress Kate Winslet and Ned Rocknroll
- Bear Grey Payne (b. 2017)Boy
son of singers Liam Payne and Cheryl Cole
- Everly Bear Kiedis (b. 2007)Boy
son of singer Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Buddy Bear Maurice Oliver (b. 2010)Boy
son of celeb chefs Jamie and Jools Oliver
- Albert the BearBoy
first Margrave of Brandenburg
Bear in pop culture
- Bear SavageBoy
character in Patricia Pendergraft's "Miracle at Clement's Pond"