Is Cyan a boy or girl name?

Cyan is a unisex name. Of the 1,520 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 73.6% were girls and 26.4% were boys. It changed hands in 2021, and has gone mainly to boys since.

Name Legacy

Cyan

Recorded 1986–2025 · United States

Cyan was most popular in 1998, when 98 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,848 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,916, with 46 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,520 people named Cyan.

Cyan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cyan’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cyan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cyan is a unisex name — 73.6% of the 1,520 Americans given it were girls and 26.4% were boys. It changed hands: since 2021 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 45% girls and 55% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Cyan

Where Cyan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org