Boys' name · since 1978
Byan
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 75 babies named Byan, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,330 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 75
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Byan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 75 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Byan recorded 75 times among boys since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1991.
- #19,330 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 75 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Byan ranks #19,330 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 75 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,330 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 75
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Byan's 75 recorded births place it above 57.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Byan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Byan splits its recorded history at 1986: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Byan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1991
- Peak year (1986)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Byan by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (53 births, 71% of the file).
1980s was Byan's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Byan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
53 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 53 births (71% of all-time use).
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- Byan's decade-level peak was the 1980s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Byan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1978–1991 (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 Byan 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.