Bihan
Le Bihan, or Bihan, is a surname, and may refer to:Clarisse Le Bihan, French professional footballer Denis Le Bihan, French medical doctor, physicist and neuroscientist Johann Le Bihan, French retired medley swimmer Luc Bihan, French sculptor, artist, graphic artist and animation director Mickaël Le Bihan, French professional footballer Neil Le Bihan, English footballer Samuel Le Bihan, French…
Meaning & Origin of Bihan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Le Bihan, or Bihan, is a surname, and may refer to:Clarisse Le Bihan, French professional footballer Denis Le Bihan, French medical doctor, physicist and neuroscientist Johann Le Bihan, French retired medley swimmer Luc Bihan, French sculptor, artist, graphic artist and animation director Mickaël Le Bihan, French professional footballer Neil Le Bihan, English footballer Samuel Le Bihan, French…
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The Story of Bihan
Bihan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2017, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 6 Bihans were born — ranking #10,791 that year. As of 2026, Bihan ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 21 Bihans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Bihan
Bihan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2017 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Bihan's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #10,791. Use the chart and map above to compare Bihan'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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