Bear

Animal name

"bear"

Bear Origin and Meaning

The name Bear is a boy's name of English origin meaning "bear".

Bear has suddenly lumbered onto the baby name landscape. Perhaps inspired by British adventurer Bear Grylls (born Edward Michael), first celebrity chef Jamie Oliver used it as the middle name for his boy Buddy, and more recently Alicia Silverstone called her son Bear Blu., followed by Kate Winslet's Bear Blaize. It's part of a current trend normalizing once aggressive animal names like Wolf and Fox. Bear is now Number 218 on Nameberry and in the Top 900 in England.

Bear Rank in US Top 1000

# 817 in the US

Bear Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 292 on Nameberry

Bear Popularity

• 817 US 2023
• 292 Nameberry 2024
• 5 Unique 2018
• 622 Future 2028
• 398 England 2021
• 8 Dogs 2023
• 47 Cats 2023

20 Names Similar to Bear

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Bear.

• Wolf
• Fox
• Arrow
• Forest
• Wilder
• Bodhi
• Kit
• Hawk
• Ocean
• Cedar
• Bowie
• Oak
• River
• Moss
• Everest
• Scout
• Ash
• Finch
• Beau
• Blue

Famous People Named Bear

• Edward Michael "Bear" Grylls English survival expert and TV personality
• Bear Rinehart lead singer of Christian rock group Needtobreathe
• Paul William "Bear" Bryant American football coach
• Bear McCreary American composer and musician
• Bear Blu Jarecki (b. 2011) son of actress Alicia Silverstone and Christopher Jarecki
• Bear Blaze Winslet (b. 2013) son of actress Kate Winslet and Ned Rocknroll
• Bear Grey Payne (b. 2017) son of singers Liam Payne and Cheryl Cole
• Everly Bear Kiedis (b. 2007) son of singer Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Buddy Bear Maurice Oliver (b. 2010) son of celeb chefs Jamie and Jools Oliver
• Albert the Bear first Margrave of Brandenburg

Bear in Pop Culture

• Bear Savage character in Patricia Pendergraft's "Miracle at Clement's Pond"