Total births
28
Boys' name · since 1970
Bejan
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.
- 28
- total births
- 1970–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 82%
- born in that decade
Bejan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 28 recorded since 1970.
Bejan has 28 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1989.
- 28 total births
- 1970–1989 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 82% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
28 boys have been named Bejan since 1970, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.
- 28
- total births
- 1970–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 82%
- born in that decade
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.
Bejan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bejan's full recorded timeline at 1988, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bejan at a glance
Last recorded 1989Peak year
1988
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1970
Bejan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1989
- Peak year (1988)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Bejan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Bejan's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Bejan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 23 births (82% of all-time use).
Bejan by state
Where Bejan concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| 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? ▼
Bejan has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 1970, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1989. 10 babies were born in 1988, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Bejan go back to 1970, giving 20 years of history 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.
What to do with Bejan's data
- California records the most Bejans (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bejan: Baby Name Since 1970 - 28 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bejan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bejan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.