Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Bah is a romanization of Бах. Бах comes from German, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 0 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1888
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1908. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 1888. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 139 as a first name in 2020; 7,561 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bah’s family of names
In Bulgarian usage, Bah as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Бах. In Russian usage, Bah as a surname is a transliteration of Бах.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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