Is Bane a boy or girl name?

Bane is a boy’s name. Of the 1,051 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Bane

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Bane was most popular in 2013, when 121 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,071 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,878, with 30 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,051 people named Bane.

Bane over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bane’s peak in 2013. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bane a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bane is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,051 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Bane

Where Bane is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 2.4×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org