Given name & surname
Shayan
“unintelligible speaker”
Shayan is a form of Cheyenne. Interpretations include “unintelligible speaker” (Native American) and “of the tribe of the Great Plains; of the unintelligible speakers” (Native American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In American use, Shayan carries the interpretation “of the tribe of the Great Plains; of the unintelligible speakers.” Shayan is a form of Cheyenne. Interpretations include “unintelligible speaker” (Native American) and “of the tribe of the Great Plains; of the unintelligible speakers” (Native American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
Shayan is used as a form of Cheyenne.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shayan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,354
- 2,296 boys · 58 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 94 babies
- 2025
- 67
- #2,163 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +15%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 67 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,163 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,532 as a first name in 2020; 232 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.
Shayan’s family of names
Shayan is a form of Cheyenne. Shayan has a related form in Shyanne. Shayan has a related form in Shyane.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Shayan
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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