Is Shayan a boy or girl name?

Shayan is a boy’s name. Of the 2,354 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.5% were girls and 97.5% were boys.

Shayan

Recorded 1982–2025 · United States

Shayan was most popular in 2024, when 94 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,723 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,581, with 67 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,354 people named Shayan.

Shayan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shayan’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shayan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shayan is a boy’s name — 2.5% of the 2,354 Americans given it were girls and 97.5% 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 Shayan

Where Shayan 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