Cyan
Cyan is the color between blue and green on the visible spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a predominant wavelength between 490 and 520 nm, between the wavelengths of green and blue.
Meaning & Origin of Cyan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cyan is the color between blue and green on the visible spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a predominant wavelength between 490 and 520 nm, between the wavelengths of green and blue.
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Origin & history
The Story of Cyan
As a girl name
Cyan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1986, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 98 Cyans were born — ranking #1,646 that year. As of 2026, Cyan ranks #6,107 for girls with 19 births, holding steady (+2%). In total, more than 1K Cyans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Cyan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1995, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 50 Cyans were born — ranking #2,625 that year. As of 2026, Cyan ranks #2,625 for boys with 50 births, rising sharply (+187% over the past five years). In total, more than 472 Cyans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Cyan
Cyan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Cyan's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #1,646. Use the chart and map above to compare Cyan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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