Recorded 1986–2018 Girls' name Peak 1999 826 births

Shyan — girls' name

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.

1980s51990s3722000s3762010s73
2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Shyan was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

56 babies were named Shyan in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 826 babies named Shyan between 1986 and 2018, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shyan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shyan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 376 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shyan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Shyan in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shyan 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 826 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.

Shyan at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

826

Since 1986

33 years of records

Peak year

1999

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1986

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2018

Shyan popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1986

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1999)
56
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0204060 20182012200820042000199619921986 5

Shyan popularity over time — boys

35 total births recorded since 1993 (Shyan as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 35 births
456789 201220102009199819961993 8

Shyan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
376 births that decade — 46% of Shyan's all-time total
1980s51990s3722000s3762010s73

Shyan by state

Where Shyan concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Shyan
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%
California share of Shyan's total US births 5.1%
Even split

42 of 826 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shyan?
826 babies have been named Shyan since 1986. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1999 with 56 births.
When was Shyan most popular?
Shyan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 376 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Shyan most popular?
The top states for the name Shyan are California (42 births), Florida (18 births), New York (13 births).
How long has the name Shyan been used?
Shyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 33 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Shyan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shyanne, Shyla, Shyann, Shylah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1986–2018 (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.