Given name & surname
Sayan
Sayan is a masculine given name from Bengali. It is used in English, Turkish, and Sakizaya.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sayan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 303
- 303 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #5,013 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +35%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,013 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 35.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Pennsylvania had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 472 as a first name in 2020; 302 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sayan’s family of names
In Armenian usage, Sayan as a surname is a transliteration of Սայան.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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