Unisex name · since 1986
Cyan
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 1,118 babies named Cyan, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,943 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,801 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,118
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cyan currently ranks #5801 among unisex names in America, with 1,118 babies recorded since 1986.
Cyan has 1,118 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5801 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #6,943 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,801 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,118 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cyan ranks #6,943 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,801 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,118 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,943 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,801 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,118
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cyan's 1,118 recorded births place it above 90.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cyan compares
1,118 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cyan's all-time total is 197% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cyan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,118 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cyan's full recorded timeline at 2009, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 98 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cyan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Cyan popularity over time - boys
402 total births recorded since 1995 (Cyan as boys' name)
Cyan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (509 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Cyan's strongest decade.
509 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Cyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
251 births
- 2000s
2000s
509 births
- 2010s
2010s
251 births
- 2020s 102
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 509 births (46% of all-time use).
How Cyan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cyan's total volume
Cyan by state
Where Cyan concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 99 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 63 | 5.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 51 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 7 | 0.6% |
99 of 1,118 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Cyan appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cyan's data
- Cyan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (509 total births); usage has since declined to 102 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cyans (99 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cyan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.