Given name
Cyan
“having blue-green eyes”
Cyan is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “having blue-green eyes.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “having blue-green eyes.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cyan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,520
- 402 boys · 1,118 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 98 babies
- 2025
- 46
- #4,155 for boys · #5,761 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +34%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 25 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,155 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 104.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 21 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,238 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cyan’s family of names
Cyan has a related form in Cyann. Cyan has a related form in Cyanna. Cyan has a related form in Cyanne.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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