Is Shayaan a boy or girl name?

Shayaan is a boy’s name. Of the 777 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Shayaan

Recorded 1995–2025 · United States

Shayaan was most popular in 2011, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,950 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 777 people named Shayaan.

Shayaan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shayaan’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shayaan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shayaan is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 777 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Shayaan

Where Shayaan 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