Behnam
Behnam is an Iranian / Persian masculine given name or family name, which translates as "distinguished, honorable, reputable, or acclaimed".
Meaning & Origin of Behnam
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Behnam is an Iranian / Persian masculine given name or family name, which translates as "distinguished, honorable, reputable, or acclaimed".
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The Story of Behnam
American parents first put Behnam on the record books as a baby boy name in 1982, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1984, when 6 Behnams were born — ranking #5,560 that year. About 68% of every Behnam on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Behnam last appeared in the published SSA data in 2018, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 34 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Behnam
Behnam is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 34 births in the dataset. Behnam's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #5,560. Use the chart and map above to compare Behnam's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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