Besan
Besan or gram flour is a pulse flour made from chana dal or chickpea flour or brown/kaala chana, a chickpea. It is a staple ingredient in the cuisines of the Indian subcontinent, including Indian, Bangladeshi, Burmese, Nepali, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Caribbean, and Lunigiana cuisines.
Meaning & Origin of Besan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Besan or gram flour is a pulse flour made from chana dal or chickpea flour or brown/kaala chana, a chickpea. It is a staple ingredient in the cuisines of the Indian subcontinent, including Indian, Bangladeshi, Burmese, Nepali, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Caribbean, and Lunigiana cuisines.
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The Story of Besan
The earliest SSA record of Besan as a baby girl name dates back to 2008, when 8 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Besan — #6,987 in the national rankings. About 67% of every Besan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Besan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 116 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Besan
Phonetically similar names — useful when Besan is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Boson
- Beason
- Beeson
- Besson
- Bazan
- Bosen
- Basan
- Bozen
- Bazen
- Buzzin
- Bisson
- Bissen
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About the name Besan
Besan is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 116 births in the dataset. Besan's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #6,987. Use the chart and map above to compare Besan'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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