Recorded 1970–1989 Boys' name Peak 1988 28 births

Bejan — boys' name

28 babies named Bejan in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s23
1980s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Bejan was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

10 babies were named Bejan in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bejan

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Bejan between 1970 and 1989, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bejan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bejan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bejan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bejan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bejan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bejan at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

28

Since 1970

20 years of records

Peak year

1988

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1970

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1989

Bejan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1970

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1988)
10
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 1989198819831970 5

Bejan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 82% of Bejan's all-time total
1970s51980s23

Bejan by state

Where Bejan concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bejan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 21.4%
California share of Bejan's total US births 21.4%

6 of 28 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bejan?
28 babies have been named Bejan since 1970. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1988 with 10 births.
When was Bejan most popular?
Bejan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Bejan most popular?
The top states for the name Bejan are California (6 births).
How long has the name Bejan been used?
Bejan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 20 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Bejan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bejamin. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.