Masculine dossier · first seen 1982

Shayan

Stable Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2024
Peak births
94
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha

Quick answers about Shayan

How many people are named Shayan?

An estimated 2,262 living Americans are named Shayan.

How rare is Shayan?

Shayan is uncommon among babies today, with 67 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 28.7% from its 2024 peak.

How old is the typical Shayan?

The median age of a living American named Shayan is approximately 16 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 26 years old.

Is Shayan still popular?

Yes. Shayan is holding steady, with 67 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.

Where is Shayan most common?

Shayan has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 4.0× more often than the national baseline.

1982Peak 20242025
peak 2024 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
28.7%
2025
67
All-time
2,296
Where it lives now

Shayan is most concentrated in New York — about 4.0× the national rate in the 2020s.

States where Shayan is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: 4.0× the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY