| Bijan | Omid | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Hero of legend | hope |
| Origin | Persian | persian |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | bee-ZHAHN | oh-MEED |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1968 | 1973 |
| Peak year | 1991 (65) | 1987 (30) |
| In 2025 | 8 | 23 |
| Trend | Declining | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Bijan | Omid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 30 | 92 |
| 2010s | 55 | 127 |
| 2000s | 175 | 143 |
| 1990s | 453 | 213 |
| 1980s | 258 | 195 |
| 1970s | 21 | 33 |
| 1960s | 6 | 0 |
Bijan is a romantic hero of the Shahnameh.
A Persian name meaning 'hope', from Persian 'omid' (امید). Used across Persian, Kurdish and Turkish communities; the Turkish equivalent is Umit. (It is likely only a false cognate with the Turkic name Umut.)
Omid is more popular than Bijan today: about 23 US babies were given the name Omid in 2025, compared with 8 named Bijan.
Bijan means Hero of legend (Persian origin), while Omid means hope (persian origin).
In US records, Bijan first appears in 1968 and Omid in 1973, so Bijan has the longer recorded history.