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Bear

Boy4 letters

#676

in Ireland (2025)

#642 with spellings combined

4

babies in 2025

#552

best rank (2022)

24

babies since 2016

Bear through the years

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Bear: babies per year in Ireland, 1964 to 20250246196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series changePeak 2022: 5
Bear: rank per year in Ireland, 1964 to 2025#1#10#50#100#250#500#1000196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series change
Bear: per 10,000 boys per year in Ireland, 1964 to 202500.511.522.5196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series change
Babies per 10,000 boys listed by the CSO that year, which evens out changes in the number of births.
Show the numbers
YearBabies (boys)Rank
20254#642
20233#733
20225#552
20204#606
20174#610
20164#601

Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.

We haven't written up the meaning and story of Bear yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.

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Bear424

In Northern Ireland

Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #326 (2021); 5 babies since 2021.

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