Shayan
Shayan was the 2163rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1668th; the most babies were born in 2024 (94). Over the last ten years it has moved down 189 places. More babies were named Shayan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,163 boys, down 388 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 67boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202494 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,354babies recorded
Shayan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 58 since 1995.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,163 | 67 |
| 2020 | #1,775 | 86 |
| 2010 | #2,317 | 56 |
| 2000 | #1,871 | 57 |
| 1990 | #2,686 | 25 |
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How popular is Shayan, counting every spelling?
Shayan is the most common spelling of 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 Shayan?
67 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shayan (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Shayan 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 125 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shayan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shayan?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Shayan are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 26. That makes Shayan 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.
Shayan by state
How common Shayan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (4.3×), Virginia (2.4×). In 41 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 Shayan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shayan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Shayan
How popular is the name Shayan?
Shayan was the 2163rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1668th; the most babies were born in 2024 (94). Over the last ten years it has moved down 189 places. More babies were named Shayan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Shayan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Shayan in the US.
Where is Shayan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shayan was most common in New York (0.20 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and California.