Bane

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning curse; poison; source of harm.

Babies a year
70
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Bane by the numbers

Bane was given to 70 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 121 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bane. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Blaneyellow or pale; thin39 in the US (2017)
  • Baynebone; pale or fair31 in the US (2017)
  • Bainefair-haired warrior; a form of Bane13 in the US (2017)
  • Banx3 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Bane

Names that are said the same way as Bane, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Bainfair-haired warrior; a form of Bane13 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Bane

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