Besan
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 8 babies a year in the US.
Besan by the numbers
Besan was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 17 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Besan
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Besan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Betsanblessed; a form of elizabeth3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Belenbethlehem; derived from place name367 in the US (2017)
- Bayanclear, eloquent, or explanation20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Baranstorm or rain19 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bevinfair woman or bright woman14 in the US (2017)
- Bethanhouse of figs; a form of Bethany11 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Besan
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