Bina

A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning wisdom or understanding.

Babies a year
30
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Bina by the numbers

Bina was given to 30 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

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 Bina. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Bintadaughter14 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Brinafair or noble; a form of Brien or Bryn12 in the US (2017)
  • Banaarrow4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Binh5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean wisdom

Like Bina, each of these has wisdom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Sophiawisdom14,848 in the US (2017)
  • Sofiawisdom1,490 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
  • Quinndescendant of Conn; wise and intelligent4,467 in the US (2017)
  • Sophiewisdom724 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Athenagoddess of wisdom and warfare519 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Bina

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