Total births
21
Boys' name · since 2017
Bihan
21 babies named Bihan in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13725
- among boys today
- 21
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other boys
Bihan currently ranks #13725 among boys' names in America, with 21 babies recorded since 2017.
Bihan has 21 recorded births among boys since 2017, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13725 as of the latest data, more common than 4% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2024.
- #13725 among boys today
- 21 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Bihan is currently the #13725 boys' name in America, more common than 4% of boys - 21 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13725
- among boys today
- 21
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other boys
Bihan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#13725
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 4% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
76% of everyone ever named Bihan was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
6 babies were named Bihan in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Bihan compares
21 8th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bihan's all-time total is 94% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bihan | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 23 | 22,252 |
Bihan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bihan's full recorded timeline at 2023, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bihan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#13,725
Active since
2017
Bihan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Bihan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Bihan's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Bihan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bihan? ▼
Bihan has been given to 21 babies in the U.S. since 2017, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #13725 as of the latest data. 6 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
When was Bihan most popular? ▼
Bihan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Bihan been used? ▼
Records for Bihan go back to 2017, giving 8 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Bihan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bihaan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Bihan
Nearby Names Like Bihan
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bihan
Compare Bihan side by side: Bihan vs Bihaan
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Bihan
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, 2017–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bihan: #13725 Boys' Name - 21 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bihan. 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 Bihan 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.