Biniam is a boy's name of African origin meaning “five.” In England & Wales it was given to 3 boys in 2024.
Biniam belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “five” — is the sense carried by its African roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Biniam first appears in Social Security records in 2023. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #12485 in 2023, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 5 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Biniam means “five” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Biniam is a boy name. In England & Wales, 3 babies received the name in 2024.
Biniam comes from the African tradition.
Biniam first appears in US records in 2023. Its best-ever ranking was #12485 in 2023, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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