boy's name

Bing

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 366

Bing is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2008 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1938, when 17 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1924.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Bing over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2008, not a full ten years.

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Births named Bing by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 7
1930s 85
1940s 99
1950s 84
1960s 35
1970s 30
1980s 5
2000s (to 2008) 11

How popular is Bing?

In 2008, Bing was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Bing is used

England & Wales #6,509 3 in 2011
United States #11,276 6 in 2008

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Bing

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Bing also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Bing over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Bing

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Bing — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Bing

How popular is the name Bing?

In 2008, Bing was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Bing a girl's or a boy's name?

Bing is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Bing?

Bing has 1 syllable.

When was Bing most popular?

Bing peaked in 1938, when 17 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.