How Many People Are Named Besnik?
An estimated 99 people in the United States have the first name Besnik. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Besnik peaked in popularity in 1990 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Besnik as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Besnik paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Besnik is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
99
About 1 in 3,462,165 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1990
9 births
Total Registered
102
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Besnik
Besnik is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 102 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Besnik as a male name
Ranked #11,083 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (9 births)
Besnik: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Besnik span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 56 babies were registered. Besnik has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Besnik by Decade
How has Besnik tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Besnik by State
Besnik + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Besnik as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Besnik: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Besnik?
We estimate approximately 99 people named Besnik are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,462,165 Americans share this first name.
Is Besnik a common name?
Besnik is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 102 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Besnik most popular?
Besnik reached peak popularity in 1990, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Besnik is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Besnik a male name?
Besnik is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Besnik Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Besnik Smith, Besnik Johnson, Besnik Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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