Bean
About Bean
The unisex word name Bean, distant cousin of the infamous Apple, was used for the name of a child in Louise Penny's novel "A Rule Against Murder." A cute choice, it's likely best reserved for a nickname, a middle name, or as a pet's name.
Bennett, Benjamin, Eben, Bernard or Benson might be direct routes to the nickname.
Pronounced BEAN.
As of October 2026, Bean ranked #6370 in US births in 1981 SSA.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
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Bean on lists
Famous Beans
- Kobe Bean Bryant
American basketball player
- Frances Bean Cobain
daughter of musicians Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love
- Danielle Elizabeth "Bean" McLean (@beansiie)
Instagram influencer
Bean in pop culture
- Mr. Bean
popular character created and portrayed by Rowan Atkinson
- Bean
character in Annie Barrows' "Ivy and Bean" series
- Julian "Bean" Delphiki
character in Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game" series
- Bean Pole
character on TV's "The Worst Witch"