 "θ Pegasi" (Latinised to "Theta Pegasi") is the star's Bayer designation.It bore the traditional name "Biham" or "Baham" from the Arabic phrase "s'ad al Biham" "Lucky Stars of the Young Beasts".In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalogue and standardize proper names for stars.