Shayaan
Shayaan was the 5813th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2197th with 60 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,394 places. More babies were named Shayaan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,813 boys, down 1,554 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201160 babies
- Total since 1880
- 777babies recorded
Shayaan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,813 | 16 |
| 2020 | #4,259 | 24 |
| 2010 | #2,625 | 47 |
| 2000 | #7,306 | 9 |
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How popular is Shayaan, counting every spelling?
Shayaan is a spelling of Shayan, a name family that had 83 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 83 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shayan | 67 | #2,163 | 402 |
| Shayaan | 16 | #5,813 | 101 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Shayaan?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shayaan (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shayaan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shayaan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shayaan?
About 800 people born in the US named Shayaan are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 9 and 17. That makes Shayaan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Shayaan by state
How common Shayaan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shayaan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shayaan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shayaan
How popular is the name Shayaan?
Shayaan was the 5813th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 2197th with 60 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,394 places. More babies were named Shayaan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Shayaan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shayaan in the US.
Where is Shayaan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shayaan was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).