Is Shyan a boy or girl name?

Shyan is a girl’s name. Of the 861 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 95.9% were girls and 4.1% were boys.

Shyan

Recorded 1986–2018 · United States

Shyan was most popular in 1996, when 59 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,792 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 861 people named Shyan.

Shyan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shyan’s peak in 1996. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shyan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shyan is a girl’s name — 95.9% of the 861 Americans given it were girls and 4.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

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