Besan comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Chickpea flour; a culinary ingredient..
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How popular is Besan?
2014peak year
Besan has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #12064), with about 8 babies named Besan each year. In 2014, 17 babies received the name (ranked #7037). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 116.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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