Boys' name · since 1968
Bijan
998 babies named Bijan in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,146 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,065 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 998
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Bijan is the #9065 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 998 recorded since 1968.
Bijan has 998 recorded births among boys since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9065 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #5,146 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,065 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 998 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bijan ranks #5,146 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,065 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 998 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,146 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,065 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 998
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bijan's 998 recorded births place it above 88.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Bijan compares
998 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 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
Bijan's all-time total is 170% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bijan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 998 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 34 | 22,252 |
Bijan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bijan splits its recorded history at 1998: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 65 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bijan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Bijan popularity over time - girls
29 total births recorded since 1990 (Bijan as girls' name)
Bijan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (453 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Bijan's strongest decade.
453 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Bijan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
258 births
- 1990s
1990s
453 births
- 2000s 175
2000s
175 births
- 2010s 55
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 453 births (45% of all-time use).
How Bijan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bijan's total volume
Bijan by state
Where Bijan concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 321 | 32.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 22 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 18 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
321 of 998 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Bijan's data
- Bijan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (453 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Bijans (321 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bijan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1968–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Bijan 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 August 2026.