How Many People Are Named Cyan?
An estimated 1,453 people in the United States have the first name Cyan. It is used for both genders, with 74.5% female. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Cyan peaked in popularity in 1998 with 98 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cyan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cyan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Cyan is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,453
About 1 in 235,894 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
74.5% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
1998
98 births
Total Registered
1,473
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cyan
Cyan is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (25.5%) and females (74.5%). Out of 1,473 total births registered, 376 were male and 1,097 were female.
Cyan as a male name
Ranked #2,996 in 2024
41 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (44 births)
Cyan as a female name
Ranked #6,197 in 2024
19 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (98 births)
Cyan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cyan span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 592 babies were registered. While Cyan is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cyan by Decade
How has Cyan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cyan by State
Birth registrations for Cyan span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Washington, Virginia, Pennsylvania. On average, about 28 Cyans were registered per state.
Cyan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cyan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cyan
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cyan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cyan?
We estimate approximately 1,453 people named Cyan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 235,894 Americans share this first name.
Is Cyan a common name?
Cyan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,473 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cyan most popular?
Cyan reached peak popularity in 1998, when 98 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cyan is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cyan a female name?
Cyan is predominantly female. 74.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cyan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cyan Smith, Cyan Johnson, Cyan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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