Besnik
Besnik is an Albanian masculine given name, which means loyal or faithful. People named Besnik include:Besnik Bekteshi, Albanian politician Besnik Bisha, Albanian film director and actor Besnik Bislimi, Kosovo Albanian economist, academic and politician Besnik Dushaj, Albanian politician Besnik Ferati, Macedonian footballer Besnik Hasi, Kosovar-Albanian footballer and manager Besnik Krasniqi,…
- Albanian
Meaning & Origin of Besnik
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Besnik is an Albanian masculine given name, which means loyal or faithful. People named Besnik include:Besnik Bekteshi, Albanian politician Besnik Bisha, Albanian film director and actor Besnik Bislimi, Kosovo Albanian economist, academic and politician Besnik Dushaj, Albanian politician Besnik Ferati, Macedonian footballer Besnik Hasi, Kosovar-Albanian footballer and manager Besnik Krasniqi,…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Albanian
The Story of Besnik
Besnik first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1984, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1990: 9 births, good for #5,382 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Besniks. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 102 Besniks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Besnik
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Besnik. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Besnik
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- Beswick
- Benic
- Peacenik
- Busick
- Busic
- Basic
- Bionic
- Banik
- Besnow
- Bestick
- Penick
- Bannock
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About the name Besnik
Besnik is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 102 births in the dataset. Besnik's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #5,382. Use the chart and map above to compare Besnik'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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