The baby name Bes is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /bɛs/ ("Bess", rhymes with "mess").
Bes is Egyptian in Origin.
The baby name Bes is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /bɛs/ ("Bess", rhymes with "mess").
Bes is Egyptian in Origin.
Bes is an Ancient Egyptian theonym used as a given name, borne by the lively household guardian of childbirth, sleep, music, and joy. The etymology is uncertain - often linked to African (Nubian/Libyan) roots - but the name’s associations are protective and festive. Bes appears widely on amulets and domestic shrines, invoked to ward off evil and to safeguard mothers and infants, giving the name a warm, guardian-like aura.
Attested from the Middle Kingdom, the name passed into Greek and Coptic as Bēs/Bes and Besa; Egyptian variants include Bisu, and the feminine counterpart is Beset. As a modern given name it is rare and unisex. In Albanian usage, Bes also functions as a clipped form from besë meaning “faith, pledge” (cf. Besa, Besnik), lending the sense of “faith/trust.” Related forms and variants: Bes, Bēs, Besa, Bisu, Beset (fem.).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 0 | #71 | 6 | 2,372 | |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| SI | 0 | #78 | 3 | 1,612 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #109 | 2 | 2,055 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #166 | 2 | 3,171 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #184 | 26 | 3,402 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #191 | 112 | 5,122 |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #223 | 5 | 4,141 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #293 | 4 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #417 | 8 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #423 | 7 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #470 | 36 | 12,621 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #519 | 5 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #553 | 9 | 19,177 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #650 | 18 | 13,071 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #701 | 14 | 4,183 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| TN | 0 | #744 | 86 | 13,765 | |
| SY | 0 | #761 | 7 | 11,684 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #791 | 96 | 15,035 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #851 | 85 | 25,931 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #924 | 29 | 5,697 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #940 | 20 | 14,742 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #942 | 14 | 5,933 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,052 | 125 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,100 | 12 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,108 | 21 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,191 | 21 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,228 | 9 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,264 | 4 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,265 | 8 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,378 | 94 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,433 | 14 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,576 | 39 | 28,008 |
Bes is popular in 58 countries — most recent births per country:
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