Bahaa
Bahaa is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Bahaa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bahaa is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Bahaa
Bahaa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2005, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 5 Bahaas were born — ranking #11,471 that year. As of 2026, Bahaa ranks #12,285 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 15 Bahaas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Bahaa
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About the name Bahaa
Bahaa is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Bahaa's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #11,471. Use the chart and map above to compare Bahaa'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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