Shayan
Shayan is a Persian name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Shayan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shayan is a Persian name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Shayan
Shayan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1982, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 94 Shayans were born — ranking #1,744 that year. As of 2026, Shayan ranks #1,780 for baby boys with 93 births, rising sharply (+25% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Shayans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shayan
Shayan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Shayan's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,655. Use the chart and map above to compare Shayan'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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