Girls' name · since 1986
Shyan
826 babies named Shyan in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,551 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 826
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
826 girls have been named Shyan since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shyan has been recorded 826 times among girls since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2018.
- #8,551 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 826 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shyan ranks #8,551 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 826 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,551 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 826
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Shyan's 826 recorded births place it above 88.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Shyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Shyan's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 56, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Shyan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2018
- Peak year (1999)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Shyan popularity over time - boys
35 total births recorded since 1993 (Shyan as boys' name)
Shyan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (376 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Shyan's strongest decade.
376 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Shyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
372 births
- 2000s
2000s
376 births
- 2010s 73
2010s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 376 births (46% of all-time use).
How Shyan 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 Shyan's total volume
Shyan by state
Where Shyan concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 18 | 2.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 13 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Texas | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.6% |
42 of 826 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Shyan's data
- Shyan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (376 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shyans (42 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 Shyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1986–2018 (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 Shyan 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.