Bissan
Beit She'an, also known as Beisan, or Beth-shean, is a city in the Northern District of Israel. The town lies at the Beit She'an Valley about 120 m below sea level. In 2022, 98% of the population was Jewish and 2% was counted as other.
Meaning & Origin of Bissan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Beit She'an, also known as Beisan, or Beth-shean, is a city in the Northern District of Israel. The town lies at the Beit She'an Valley about 120 m below sea level. In 2022, 98% of the population was Jewish and 2% was counted as other.
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The Story of Bissan
Bissan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2011, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 6 Bissans were born — ranking #14,823 that year. As of 2026, Bissan ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 21 Bissans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Bissan
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- Cyril of Scythopolis
- Severian of Scythopolis
- Ishtori Haparchi
- Naim Ateek [ citation needed ]
- David Levy [ citation needed ]
- Jackie Levy [ citation needed ]
- Orly Levy , politician (birthplace)
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About the name Bissan
Bissan is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Bissan's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #14,823. Use the chart and map above to compare Bissan'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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