The baby name Bijan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced bee-ZHAHN (IPA: /biːˈʒɑːn/).
Bijan is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Bijan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced bee-ZHAHN (IPA: /biːˈʒɑːn/).
Bijan is Persian in Origin.
Bijan is a Persian masculine given name, from Persian بیژن (Bīžan), likely from Middle Persian Byžan, commonly interpreted as “hero” or “brave man.” The name is best known from Ferdowsi’s epic Shahnameh, where Bizhan is a valiant champion whose romance with Manizheh is a celebrated tale. In modern Iranian Persian it is pronounced “bee-ZHAHN.”
Usage has been steady across Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, and among the global Iranian diaspora since medieval times, with periodic boosts from cultural revivals of the Shahnameh. Common variants include Bizhan (closer to the classical spelling), Bižan (scholarly transliteration), and the Anglicized Bijan; related forms sometimes appear as Bijon in English records. Notable bearers include the Iranian-American designer Bijan Pakzad, which helped the name gain familiarity in North America. While primarily masculine, it occasionally appears unisex in contemporary Western contexts.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| IR | 0 | #216 | 14 | 4,221 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| BD | 0 | #237 | 5 | 5,992 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #237 | 530 | 10,162 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2001 | #285 | 6 | 1,916 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #293 | 4 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #297 | 7 | 7,909 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #315 | 11 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| France | Boys | 1994 | #360 | 3 | 1,917 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #486 | 91 | 10,045 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #521 | 10 | 8,334 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| BH | 0 | #582 | 6 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #620 | 6 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #652 | 16 | 13,071 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #677 | 6 | 3,552 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #685 | 23 | 18,093 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #736 | 34 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #865 | 17 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #874 | 128 | 16,750 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #880 | 73 | 5,697 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #883 | 10 | 7,044 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #929 | 23 | 5,873 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,035 | 58 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,064 | 48 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,064 | 9 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,093 | 36 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,175 | 37 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,445 | 27 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,578 | 37 | 28,008 |
Bijan is popular in 43 countries — most recent births per country:
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