Sian
Siân is a Welsh feminine given name, meaning "God's gracious gift".
- Welsh
Meaning & Origin of Sian
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Siân is a Welsh feminine given name, meaning "God's gracious gift".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Welsh
The Story of Sian
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Sian as a girl name dates back to 1962, when 5 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 35 newborns named Sian — #4,165 in the national rankings. About 29% of every Sian on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Sian last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 853 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Sian as a boy name dates back to 1995, when 6 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Sian — #6,024 in the national rankings. About 47% of every Sian on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Sian ranks #7,427 for boys with 9 births, gradually rising (+6%). All told, over 165 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sian
Sian is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 853 births in the dataset. Sian's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #4,165. Use the chart and map above to compare Sian'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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