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Why parents love Bane- In Hawaiian, bane means long-awaited child.Batman's Bane BROKE Batman's BACK.One syllable with a powerful, English sound: BAYN.The meaning long-awaited IS aspirationally precious.The most dually tender AND fearsome.
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The vibe of Bane
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Origin & history of Bane
Hawaiian (long-awaited) or Old English (slayer)
→ Bane
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Modern American roots
Bane IS Hawaiian for long-awaited. Batman's Bane BROKE Batman's back — most physically formidable.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Hawaiian; Batman's Bane.
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Today
Bane remains a beloved choice, ranking #2447 in the US. 1,021 babies have been named Bane since 1997.
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How popular is Bane?
2013
peak year
Today, Bane is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2447), with only about 57 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2013, 121 babies were given the name (ranked #1386 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Bane has been declining in recent years. In all, around 1,021 babies have been registered as Bane since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
121
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,386)
(ranked #1,386)
57
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
570
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,021
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Bane4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
Bane's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — formidable adventure. People named Bane tend to be powerful, precious, and gifted at being long-awaited AND physically formidable.
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Long-awaited AND physically formidable✦
Broke-Batman's-back◈
Hawaiian-precious◎
Powerful-English♡
Tender-fearsomeB2
A1
N5
E5
Sum: 13 → Life path 4
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Personality of Bane🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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