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The baby name Bey is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /beɪ/ (BAY).

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Pronunciation: /beɪ/ (BAY)

What is the meaning of the name Bey ?

The baby name Bey is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /beɪ/ (BAY).

Bey is in Origin.

Bey stems from Old Turkic beg, a title meaning “chieftain,” “lord,” or “gentleman.” In Turkish it appears as bey or beğ (pronounced “bay”); related forms include Azerbaijani bəy, Central Asian bek, and the feminine title Begüm/Begum. In Azerbaijani, bəy can also mean “bridegroom,” adding a nuance of youthful manhood. As a given name, Bey is concise and bold, with a sleek modern look while retaining deep Turkic roots.

The word long served as an honorific for tribal leaders and Ottoman officials and persisted as a polite address attached after a man’s first name (e.g., Ahmet Bey). The title later migrated into surnames across Turkey, the Balkans, and the Caucasus, and in the United States it is found among Moorish Science Temple adherents. Contemporary use as a first name is rare but growing internationally. Variants: Beg, Beğ, Bek, Bəy; feminine counterpart: Begüm/Begum.

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Bey – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
MV 0 #19 1 644
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
NA Boys 0 #251 3 6,830
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
TW Girls 0 #283 7 8,139
KZ Boys 0 #295 2 6,578
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
QA Girls 0 #307 10 15,378
PE 0 #327 3 6,350
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
MY 0 #351 4 12,352
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
MU Girls 0 #361 2 8,539
PH Girls 0 #376 15 13,098
BO 0 #405 4 6,868
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
MX 0 #444 2 8,339
PT Girls 0 #469 3 7,952
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
PA Boys 0 #501 5 9,305
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
PA Girls 0 #516 3 9,861
IQ Girls 0 #522 4 11,303
RU Boys 0 #525 2 12,621
GT Girls 0 #538 4 7,500
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
CM Girls 0 #552 9 11,671
HK Boys 0 #553 5 12,905
KW Girls 0 #557 5 19,177
LY 0 #558 2 12,703
IR Boys 0 #563 3 10,162
CR Girls 0 #569 5 11,342
SG Girls 0 #569 18 18,916
CM Boys 0 #571 5 12,054
BO Boys 0 #580 13 9,244
BH 0 #587 1 17,937
AE Girls 0 #595 3 20,968
AR Girls 0 #629 2 8,289
IL Girls 0 #643 3 11,648
BO Girls 0 #651 1 9,488
IQ Boys 0 #655 13 13,071
SG Boys 0 #681 17 17,960
CL Boys 0 #699 2 13,390
TN 0 #722 108 13,765
QA Boys 0 #738 6 18,093
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
NG Girls 0 #821 6 15,093
DZ 0 #878 302 20,130
CO Boys 0 #905 16 15,656
CL Girls 0 #912 4 14,098
OM Boys 0 #916 3 17,948
EG Boys 0 #920 6 15,035
SA Girls 0 #921 15 25,931
PE Boys 0 #924 3 14,506
MY Girls 0 #956 39 24,821
Spain Girls 0 #971 13 5,561
NG Boys 0 #1,000 2 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,005 5 14,742
PE Girls 0 #1,009 2 14,861
MX Boys 0 #1,027 7 16,355
MY Boys 0 #1,028 84 25,439
IN Boys 0 #1,038 2 16,750
TR 0 #1,057 155 19,440
CO Girls 0 #1,066 13 16,140
MA 0 #1,112 17 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,139 5 22,615
MX Girls 0 #1,151 33 17,781
ZA Girls 0 #1,229 8 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,271 2 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,427 20 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,460 12 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,597 18 28,008

Bey is popular in 61 countries — most recent births per country:

AE
AF
AL
AO
AR

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People also ask about Bey

Bey is predominantly a boy's name.
Bey is a one syllable name, pronounced /beɪ/ (BAY).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Beg, Baig, Bay, Bej and Beyg.
Across languages, Bey has these equivalents: Begum (feminine title), Baig (South Asian variant), Khan (comparable leader title), Emir (comparable leader title).