US rank #1758 Boys' name Peak 2024 2,229 births

Shayan — #1758 US boys' name

2,229 babies named Shayan in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s791990s4572000s6122010s6602020s421
#1758
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 88% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Shayan was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

94 babies were named Shayan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shayan

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,229 babies named Shayan between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shayan currently holds the #1758 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 94 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shayan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 660 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Shayan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 584 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Shayan in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shayan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,229 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shayan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,229

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2024

94 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,758

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shayan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
94
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
020406080100 20242018201220062000199419881982 7

Shayan popularity over time — girls

58 total births recorded since 1995 (Shayan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 58 births
4.555.566.577.5 2010200820052004200320021999199719961995 5

Shayan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
660 births that decade — 30% of Shayan's all-time total
1980s791990s4572000s6122010s6602020s421

Shayan by state

Where Shayan concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Shayan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
584 26.2%
#2 New York
271 12.2%
#3 Texas
191 8.6%
#4 Illinois
62 2.8%
#5 New Jersey
46 2.1%
#6 Virginia
45 2.0%
#7 Florida
15 0.7%
#8 Pennsylvania
11 0.5%
California share of Shayan's total US births 26.2%
Even split

584 of 2,229 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Shayan appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shayan?
2,229 babies have been named Shayan since 1982. It currently ranks #1758 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 94 births.
When was Shayan most popular?
Shayan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 660 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Shayan most popular?
The top states for the name Shayan are California (584 births), New York (271 births), Texas (191 births).
How long has the name Shayan been used?
Shayan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shayan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shawn, Shane, Shaun, Shannon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.