Bah
Bah is a Block and sub-division in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh in India. The township is on the State Highway 62 of Uttar Pradesh. The place is surrounded by three rivers giving it its name.
Meaning & Origin of Bah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bah is a Block and sub-division in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh in India. The township is on the State Highway 62 of Uttar Pradesh. The place is surrounded by three rivers giving it its name.
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Origin & history
The Story of Bah
American parents first put Bah on the record books as a baby girl name in 1888, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1888, when 6 Bahs were born — ranking #1,136 that year. About 55% of every Bah on record arrived during the 1880s, its defining decade. Bah last appeared in the published SSA data in 1908, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 11 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Bah
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- Genda Lal Dixit (30 November 1888 – 21 December 1920) was an Indian revolutionary who led the Shivaji Samiti group of freedom fighters against the British Raj .
- Ankit Sharma is an athlete who competes in the long jump event. He was born on 20 July 1992 in Pinahat block.
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Names that sound like Bah
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About the name Bah
Bah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Bah's peak popularity came in 1888 when it ranked #1,136. Use the chart and map above to compare Bah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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