Bond
A masculine given name meaning "one who is bound to another".
Name Census estimates that about 229 living Americans carry the first name Bond. It is a predominantly male name (97.8% of registrations). The average person named Bond today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Bond births was 2023 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Bond. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
229
~ 1 in 1,496,744 Americans
Peak year
2023
13 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,809
Tracked since 1917
Census
Bond in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 413 people with the first name Bond, which placed it at #23,623 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#23,623
National first-name rank
People counted
413
413 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
69.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Bond
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Bond is White at 69.2%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (13.8%) and Black (7.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Bond described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Bond at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White69.2% · 286
- Asian and Pacific Islander13.8% · 57
- Black or African American7.0% · 29
- Two or more races5.1% · 21
- Hispanic or Latino4.6% · 19
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Bond
Bond leans heavily male at 97.8% of total registrations, but 6 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Bond as a male name
- Ranked #7,809 in 2024
- 10 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (13 births)
Bond as a female name
- Ranked #9,259 in 1984
- 6 female births in 1984
- Peak: 1984 (6 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Bond leans strongly male. 355 people counted with this name were male (84.9%), compared with 63 female bearers (15.1%).
Popularity
Bond: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Bond from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 58 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Bond by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Bond during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Bonds live
Origin
Meaning and history of Bond
The name Bond is believed to have originated from the Old English word "bonda," which means a householder or a resident freeman. In the medieval period, this term was often used to refer to a peasant farmer who was bound to the land he worked on.
During the Anglo-Saxon era in Britain, the name Bond was commonly used as a surname, indicating a person's occupation or status in society. It was not until later centuries that it began to be used as a given name.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Bond as a first name dates back to the 16th century. In 1594, a man named Bond Lambard was born in Kent, England. He later became a prominent lawyer and historian, publishing several works on the legal system and history of England.
In the 17th century, Bond was a relatively uncommon first name, but it gained some popularity among the Puritans in New England. One notable figure was Bond Edmondson, born in 1680 in Massachusetts. He was a carpenter and a deacon in the Congregational Church.
The 18th century saw the rise of several prominent individuals with the first name Bond. One of them was Bond Head, born in 1793 in England. He served as the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (now Ontario) from 1835 to 1838.
Another notable figure from this era was Bond Valentine Fleming, born in 1751 in Virginia. He was a politician and served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates and the United States House of Representatives.
In the 19th century, the name Bond continued to be used, albeit less frequently. One example is Bond Hughes, born in 1818 in Kentucky. He was a minister and served as the president of Masonic College in Missouri.
As the centuries passed, the name Bond became less common as a first name, though it maintained its usage as a surname. However, its literary association with the fictional character James Bond, created by Ian Fleming in the 20th century, has brought renewed attention to the name in recent times.
People
Bond + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Bond as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Bond: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bond?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 229 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Bond going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,496,744 US residents.
Is Bond a common name?
We classify Bond as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 270 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Bond most popular?
The single biggest year for Bond was 2023, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Bond is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Bond in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 413 people with the name Bond, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,623 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Bond in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Bond?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Bond leans strongly male. 355 people counted with this name were male (84.9%), compared with 63 female bearers (15.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Bond?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Bond is White at 69.2%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (13.8%) and Black (7.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Bond most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Bond in the 2020 Census, accounting for 69.2% (286 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Bond in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Bond a male name?
Yes, 97.8% of people registered as Bond in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Bond still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Bond in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Bond can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Bond?
Find out how many Americans are named Bond on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.