Bayani
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- bah-YAH-nee
Bayani is a boys' name, meaning “hero”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Bayani mean?
Tagalog (Filipino) word
“hero”
From the Filipino word for hero; the related word bayanihan describes a spirit of communal unity and cooperation.
Is Bayani a girl's or a boy's name?
Bayani is a boys' name.
How popular is Bayani in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Bayani in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bayani in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
Names like Bayani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Bodhi Armani Akari Jasai Aarav Ayaan Amiri Avi Avyaan Azaiah Vihaan Jasani
Names related to Bayani
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Bayani: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bayani, updated 20 October 2026.