Recorded 1997–2011 Unisex name Peak 1999 103 births

Syan — unisex name

103 babies named Syan in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s212000s712010s11
2000s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Syan was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

16 babies were named Syan in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Syan

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Syan between 1997 and 2011, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Syan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 16 babies received it in a single year. Syan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 57 additional births since 2005.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Syan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Syan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Syan 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 103 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.

Syan at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

103

Since 1997

15 years of records

Peak year

1999

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1997

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2011

Syan popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1997

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1999)
16
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
05101520 2011200920072005200320001997 5

Syan popularity over time — boys

57 total births recorded since 2005 (Syan as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 57 births
456789 202420232022202120172015201420072005 6

Syan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
71 births that decade — 69% of Syan's all-time total
1990s212000s712010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Syan?
103 babies have been named Syan since 1997. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1999 with 16 births.
When was Syan most popular?
Syan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Is Syan a unisex name?
Yes, Syan is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 103 births, and as a boy's name it has 57 births.
How long has the name Syan been used?
Syan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 15 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Syan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Syanna, Syann, Syanne, Sya, 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, 1997–2011 (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.