Bin
An Arabic name meaning "son of" or "bin".
Name Census estimates that about 11 living Americans carry the first name Bin. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Bin today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Bin births was 2007 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Bin. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Bin. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
11
~ 1 in 31,159,485 Americans
Peak year
2007
6 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2007 SSA rank
#11,084
Tracked since 2000
Census
Bin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,530 people with the first name Bin, which placed it at #4,212 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,212
National first-name rank
People counted
4.5K
4,530 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
96.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Bin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Bin is Asian/Pacific Islander at 96.4%. The next largest groups are White (1.8%) and Black (0.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Bin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Bin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander96.4% · 4,368
- White1.8% · 82
- Black or African American0.9% · 43
- Two or more races0.4% · 20
- Hispanic or Latino0.3% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 3
Popularity
Bin: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Bin by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Bin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Bin
The name Bin is of Arabic origin, derived from the Arabic word "ibn" which means "son of." This name has its roots in the ancient Arab culture and can be traced back to the pre-Islamic era. It was commonly used as a patronymic prefix in the Arab world, particularly in the Arabian Peninsula and the Middle East regions.
In Islamic tradition, the name Bin is closely associated with the practice of naming individuals by their lineage or ancestry. It was often used in combination with the father's name to form a complete name, such as "Muhammad bin Abdullah" (Muhammad, son of Abdullah).
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Bin can be found in the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam. The Qur'an mentions several individuals with the name Bin, such as Yahya bin Zakariya (John the Baptist) and Idris bin Yahya (Enoch).
Throughout history, there have been numerous notable individuals who bore the name Bin as part of their full names. One of the most prominent figures is Abu Bakr bin Abi Quhafa (573-634 CE), who was a close companion of the Prophet Muhammad and the first Caliph of Islam after the Prophet's death.
Another famous person with the name Bin is Ibn Sina, also known as Avicenna (980-1037 CE), a Persian polymath and one of the most influential philosophers and physicians of the Islamic Golden Age.
In the field of literature, the name Bin is associated with Ibn al-Muqaffa' (720-756 CE), an influential Arab writer, translator, and literary critic who played a significant role in the translation of ancient Persian texts into Arabic.
The name Bin has also been carried by notable scholars and scientists, such as Al-Biruni (973-1048 CE), a renowned Persian scholar and polymath who made significant contributions to various fields, including mathematics, astronomy, and natural sciences.
Another notable figure is Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406 CE), an Arab historian, philosopher, and one of the founding fathers of modern sociology and historiography, known for his influential work "The Muqaddimah."
People
Bin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Bin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Bin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 11 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Bin going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 31,159,485 US residents.
Is Bin a common name?
We classify Bin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 30.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 11 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Bin most popular?
The single biggest year for Bin was 2007, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Bin is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Bin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,530 people with the name Bin, or 1.50 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,212 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Bin in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Bin?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Bin on both sides of the split. Of the 4,529 people counted with this name, 3,412 were male (75.3%) and 1,117 were female (24.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Bin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Bin is Asian/Pacific Islander at 96.4%. The next largest groups are White (1.8%) and Black (0.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Bin most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Bin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.4% (4,368 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Bin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Bin a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Bin in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Bin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Bin in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Bin can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Bin?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Bin at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.