How Many People Are Named Shayaan?
An estimated 754 people in the United States have the first name Shayaan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Shayaan peaked in popularity in 2011 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Shayaan 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 Shayaan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
754
About 1 in 454,581 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2011
60 births
Total Registered
761
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Shayaan
Shayaan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 761 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Shayaan as a male name
Ranked #5,838 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (60 births)
Shayaan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Shayaan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 423 babies were registered. Shayaan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Shayaan by Decade
How has Shayaan 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.
Shayaan by State
Birth registrations for Shayaan span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, California. The lowest are in Florida, Virginia, Illinois. On average, about 37 Shayaans were registered per state.
Shayaan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Shayaan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Shayaan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shayaan?
We estimate approximately 754 people named Shayaan 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 454,581 Americans share this first name.
Is Shayaan a common name?
Shayaan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 761 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Shayaan most popular?
Shayaan reached peak popularity in 2011, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Shayaan is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Shayaan a male name?
Shayaan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Shayaan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Shayaan Smith, Shayaan Johnson, Shayaan 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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