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Bayan

Girl

Meaning of Bayan: Arabic: 'clarity' or 'eloquence'

Bayan is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2043rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2115th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2043

89 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2115

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,267

First recorded 1985 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 14 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 17 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 15 babies1995: 23 babies1996: 18 babies1997: 21 babies1998: 23 babies1999: 26 babies2000: 30 babies20002001: 26 babies2002: 22 babies2003: 23 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 17 babies2006: 38 babies2007: 29 babies2008: 21 babies2009: 23 babies2010: 25 babies20102011: 40 babies2012: 23 babies2013: 36 babies2014: 35 babies2015: 36 babies2016: 42 babies2017: 44 babies2018: 51 babies2019: 58 babies2020: 77 babies20202021: 50 babies2022: 64 babies2023: 51 babies2024: 78 babies2025: 89 babies
US babies named Bayan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 89.

Gender split

9% boys · 91% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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