Given name & surname · also Yiddish
Bina
“bee”
Bina is used as a given name and a surname. One Yiddish and Hebrew interpretation is “bee.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Yiddish and Hebrew interpretation is “bee.”
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Yiddish and Hebrew naming traditions.
How it developed
Bina is a short form of Albina. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Bina is a short form of Jakobina.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Bina is a short form of Albina. The history of Albina gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Albina is associated with the goddess of the dawn.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Bina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,288
- 0 boys · 1,288 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #5,434 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,434 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 19.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 34 in 2019. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,107 as a first name in 2020; 1,031 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bina’s family of names
Bina is a short form of Albina. Bina has a related form in Binah. Bina has a related form in Binah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Bina
- Bina AgarwalIndian feminist economistborn 1951
- Bina ShahJournalist & writerborn 1972
- Beena PaulIndian film editorborn 1961
- Bina DeviIndian mushroom cultivatorborn 1977
- Bina Sheth LashkariDoorstep school founder in India
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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