Boys' name · since 1982
Shayan
Shayan has 2,296 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,023 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,157 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,296
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,296 babies have been named Shayan since 1982, making it today's #2157 boys' name.
Shayan has 2,296 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2157 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #3,023 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,157 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,296 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shayan ranks #3,023 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,157 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,296 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,023 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,157 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,296
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shayan's 2,296 recorded births place it above 93.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shayan compares
2,296 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Shayan's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shayan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,296 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shayan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shayan splits its recorded history at 2004: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 94 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shayan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Shayan popularity over time - girls
58 total births recorded since 1995 (Shayan as girls' name)
Shayan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (660 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Shayan's strongest decade.
660 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Shayan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 79
1980s
79 births
- 1990s
1990s
457 births
- 2000s
2000s
612 births
- 2010s
2010s
660 births
- 2020s
2020s
488 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 660 births (29% of all-time use).
How Shayan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shayan's total volume
Shayan by state
Where Shayan concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 595 | 25.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 286 | 12.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 191 | 8.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 62 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 50 | 2.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 46 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 15 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 15 | 0.7% |
595 of 2,296 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Shayan appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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- Shayan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (660 total births) through the 2020s (488) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shayans (595 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 Shayan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Shayan 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.