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Bain

Boy · BAYN · Scottish

Bain is a boys' name of Scottish origin, meaning “fair, white”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Bain mean?

Scottish: Scottish surname from Gaelic bàn

“fair, white”

From a Scottish surname based on Gaelic bàn 'fair-haired, white'.

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BAYN

Is Bain a girl's or a boy's name?

Bain is a boys' name.

How popular is Bain in the US?

No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1918.

Half of all the boys named Bain in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.

1918Busiest: 25 in 20132024
Bain in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20247#9,888
202310#7,733
20229#8,293
20210–
202011#7,029
20198#8,883
201815#5,766
201713#6,334
201618#5,120
201517#5,285
201423#4,260
201325#3,962
201213#6,300
20116#10,801
20107#9,686
20099#8,305
200814#6,065
20078#8,909
200611#6,899
20058#8,292
20049#7,530
200311#6,251
20029#7,048
200110#6,438
20008#7,409
199910#6,036
199810#5,834
19970–
19960–
19950–
19940–
19930–
19920–
19910–
19900–
19890–
19880–
19870–
19860–
19850–
19840–
19830–
19820–
19810–
19800–
19795#6,054
19780–
19770–
19760–
19750–
19740–
19730–
19720–
19710–
19700–
19690–
19680–
19670–
19660–
19650–
19640–
19630–
19620–
19610–
19600–
19590–
19580–
19570–
19560–
19550–
19540–
19530–
19520–
19510–
19500–
19490–
19480–
19470–
19460–
19450–
19440–
19430–
19420–
19410–
19400–
19390–
19380–
19370–
19360–
19350–
19340–
19330–
19320–
19310–
19300–
19295#3,957
19280–
19270–
19260–
19250–
19240–
19235#4,236
19220–
19215#4,320
19200–
19190–
19186#3,727

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