Bayan
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning clear, eloquent, or explanation.
Babies a year
20
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1512
20 babies
Bayan by the numbers
In 2025, 20 babies in England and Wales were named Bayan. In the US, 44 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bayan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
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