Fun Facts About the Name Bayyinah
- 86 babies named Bayyinah: U.S. records list 86 babies given the name Bayyinah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Bayyinah Mean?
Bayyinah is an Arabic name meaning "clear proof" or "clear evidence." It comes from the Arabic word bayyinah (بَيِّنَة), a feminine form built on the root b-y-n, which concerns something becoming clear, distinct, or apparent. The same root produces the verb bāna ("to become clear, to appear") and the noun bayān ("clarity, clear expression").
The word functions both as an adjective, "clear, evident, manifest," and as a noun, "a clear proof or piece of evidence." Its doubled middle consonant, written with a shadda over the yāʾ, gives the long y sound heard in the pronunciation. The feminine ending -ah is the form used in the name.
Bayyinah Name History & Origins
Bayyinah belongs to the Arabic religious vocabulary of revelation. In the Qur'an it is used for the clear signs and proofs brought by prophets, and the Qur'an's 98th chapter is titled al-Bayyinah, "The Clear Proof." In that setting it is a common noun, not a personal name, so the name's use reflects the broad Arabic and Muslim practice of naming children with meaningful words of religious weight.
As a given name it is used mainly by Arabic-speaking and other Muslim families, most often for girls. Two names related by root but distinct in use are Bayān and Bayan, which center on clarity and clear speech rather than on proof.
How Popular is the Name Bayyinah?
Bayyinah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1972. Its best rank was #4,102 in 1972.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,108 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #13,715 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #7,237 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #4,481 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1973 | #4,899 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #4,102 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #7,456 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #5,438 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #5,489 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #7,086 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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