US rank #7852 Boys' name Peak 1991 990 births

Bijan — #7852 US boys' name

990 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.

1960s61970s211980s2581990s4532000s1752010s552020s22
#7852
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Bijan was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

65 babies were named Bijan in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bijan

The Social Security Administration has registered 990 babies named Bijan between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bijan currently holds the #7852 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 65 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bijan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 453 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Bijan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 321 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Bijan in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bijan 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 990 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.

Bijan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

990

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

1991

65 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,852

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bijan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1991)
65
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
020406080 202420132007200119951989198319721968 6

Bijan popularity over time — girls

29 total births recorded since 1990 (Bijan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 29 births
456789 19961994199219911990 8

Bijan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
453 births that decade — 46% of Bijan's all-time total
1960s61970s211980s2581990s4532000s1752010s552020s22

Bijan by state

Where Bijan concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Bijan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
321 32.4%
#2 New York
22 2.2%
#3 Florida
18 1.8%
#4 Texas
5 0.5%
California share of Bijan's total US births 32.4%
Even split

321 of 990 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bijan?
990 babies have been named Bijan since 1968. It currently ranks #7852 among boys. The peak year was 1991 with 65 births.
When was Bijan most popular?
Bijan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 453 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Bijan most popular?
The top states for the name Bijan are California (321 births), New York (22 births), Florida (18 births).
How long has the name Bijan been used?
Bijan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bijan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bijon, Biju. 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, 1968–2024 (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.