Bayan
Bayan was the 2106th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 89 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,974 places. More babies were named Bayan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,106 girls, up 313 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 89girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202589 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,267babies recorded
Bayan popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 115 since 1985.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,106 | 89 |
| 2020 | #2,419 | 72 |
| 2010 | #6,687 | 19 |
| 2000 | #4,668 | 25 |
| 1990 | #8,563 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Bayan, counting every spelling?
Bayan is the most common spelling of a name family that had 94 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 94 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayan | 89 | #2,106 | 327 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Bayan?
89 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bayan (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Bayan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 94 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bayan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bayan?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Bayan are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 21. That makes Bayan a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Bayan by state
How common Bayan was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (8.8×), New York (4.5×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bayan: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bayan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Bayan
How popular is the name Bayan?
Bayan was the 2106th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 89 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,974 places. More babies were named Bayan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Bayan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Bayan in the US.
Where is Bayan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bayan was most common in Michigan (0.36 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and California.