Shayan Boy

How popular is Shayan?

#2,145 boy name in 2025

67 baby boys were named Shayan in the US in 2025, making it the 2145th most popular boy name.

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2,321living people named Shayan (est.)
17median age of people named Shayan
2,354babies named Shayan since 1880
1 in 49,483US babies born in 2025

Shayan popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#2,145 for boys (▼ 393 from 2024)
Babies in 202567 boys
10-year trendSteady (-9% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,955 in 2015, #1,766 in 2020
Peak year2024 (94 boys)
Highest rank#1,652 in 1999
First recorded1982
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Shayan is most popular

Babies named Shayan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (87 boys)
  2. Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (21 boys)
  3. California: 0.1 per 1,000 (63 boys)
  4. Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
  5. Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)

Shayan by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1980s79#2,956
1990s457#1,652
2000s612#1,844
2010s660#1,872
2020s488#1,752

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Questions

Is Shayan a boy or girl name?
Shayan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Shayan were boys.
How popular is the name Shayan?
67 baby boys were named Shayan in the US in 2025, making it the 2145th most popular boy name.
When was Shayan most popular?
Shayan peaked in 2024, when 94 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,652 in 1999.
How many people are named Shayan?
2,354 babies have been named Shayan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,321 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
Where is Shayan most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Shayan was most common in New York, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.