Is Shayan a boy or girl name?
Shayan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 94 boys were named Shayan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.5% of the 2,287 US babies named Shayan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,758
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Shayan since 1982
- 2,287
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 94 babies
Boys and girls named Shayan, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94 | #1,758 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 84 | #1,891 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 84 | #1,887 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 73 | #2,036 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 86 | #1,775 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 73 | #2,015 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 67 | #2,118 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 60 | #2,235 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 64 | #2,162 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 74 | #1,973 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 78 | #1,878 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 69 | #2,007 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 63 | #2,150 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 56 | #2,312 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 56 | #2,317 | 5 | #19,413 |
| 2009 | 74 | #1,937 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 63 | #2,155 | 7 | #15,153 |
| 2007 | 63 | #2,158 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 65 | #2,058 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 67 | #1,913 | 5 | #18,745 |
| 2004 | 52 | #2,230 | 5 | #18,378 |
| 2003 | 59 | #1,980 | 7 | #13,618 |
| 2002 | 57 | #1,966 | 5 | #17,696 |
| 2001 | 55 | #1,976 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 57 | #1,871 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 64 | #1,668 | 7 | #12,479 |
| 1998 | 48 | #2,009 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 55 | #1,770 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 1996 | 52 | #1,781 | 6 | #13,227 |
| 1995 | 51 | #1,751 | 5 | #15,385 |
| 1994 | 50 | #1,770 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,043 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 39 | #2,037 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 33 | #2,220 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,686 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 20 | #3,072 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 18 | #3,056 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,695 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,414 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #7,164 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #6,107 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,534 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shayan reached #1,668 in 1999. As a girl name, it reached #12,479 in 1999. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shayan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.