NameTides

Bayan

Bayan was the #2,099 girls' name in the US in 2025 (89 babies), and #1,512 in England & Wales and #1,882 in Canada.

Bayan as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Bayan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Bayan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,099 (89)#1,512 (20)#1,882 (12)
2024#2,347 (78)#2,116 (13)#1,833 (12)
2023#3,181 (51)#1,863 (15)#1,582 (14)
2022#2,689 (64)#2,058 (13)#1,095 (23)
2021#3,435 (45)#1,962 (14)#1,185 (21)
2020#2,416 (72)#1,773 (16)#1,557 (14)
2019#3,085 (52)#1,854 (15)#1,408 (17)
2018#3,438 (45)#2,187 (12)#2,587 (7)
2017#3,479 (44)#2,090 (13)#1,584 (14)
2016#3,656 (42)#3,214 (7)#2,892 (6)
2015#4,069 (36)#2,195 (12)#2,891 (6)
2014#4,178 (35)#4,684 (4)#2,185 (9)
2013#4,887 (28)#4,739 (4)#2,595 (7)
2012#5,710 (23)#5,876 (3)#2,601 (7)
2011#4,353 (33)#3,549 (6)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,099.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1988.
  • In 2021, 90% of US babies named Bayan were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 18,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Bayan is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 16,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 21,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Bayan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,113ILMichigan: #484MINew York: #859NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #3,095CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Bayan (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BayanCanadaGirls#1,88212
BayanCanadaBoys—too few
BayanEngland & WalesGirls#1,51220
BayanEngland & WalesBoys—too few
BayanNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
BayanUSGirls#2,09989
BayanUSBoys—too few