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Bean

OriginEnglish word name
Meaning"an immature bean pod used as a vegetable"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boysUnranked

Below 5 births

US rank · girlsUnranked

Below 5 births

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.

Bean for boys

Bennett, Benjamin, Eben, Bernard or Benson might be direct routes to the nickname.

Bean for girls

Bean is a unisex word name with a cute and quirky feel. Early reader series Ivy and Bean features a young girl named Bean, short for Bernice Blue. It has appeal as a casual nickname or middle name, but it's harder to imagine as a given name.

Lady Gaga chose the name for her daughter, Rose Bean, in 2026, while it also featured as a nickname for Isabel in the TV series The Summer I Turned Pretty. You could consider it as a nickname for the likes of Sabine, Sabrina, Beatrice, Bianca, Bernadette, and Briana.

Pronounced BEAN.

As of October 2026, Bean ranked #6370 in US births in 1981 SSA.

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Famous Beans

  • Kobe Bean BryantBoy

    American basketball player

  • Frances Bean CobainBoy

    daughter of musicians Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love

  • Danielle Elizabeth "Bean" McLean (@beansiie)Boy

    Instagram influencer

  • Frances Bean CobainGirl

    Daughter Of Kurt Donald Cobain and Courtney Michelle Love.

Bean in pop culture

  • Mr. BeanBoy

    popular character created and portrayed by Rowan Atkinson

  • BeanBoy

    character in Annie Barrows' "Ivy and Bean" series

  • Julian "Bean" DelphikiBoy

    character in Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game" series

  • Bean PoleBoy

    character on TV's "The Worst Witch"

  • Ivy and BeanGirl

    children’s books series

Bean in blog posts

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