Fun Facts About the Name Shayaan
- 777 babies named Shayaan: U.S. records list 777 babies given the name Shayaan from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Shayaan Mean?
Shayaan is a Persian name meaning "worthy" or "deserving." It comes from the Persian word shāyān (شایان), built on the root šāy-, which carries the sense of being fitting, suitable, or merited. That same root appears in the modern Persian shāyeste (worthy, competent) and in the verb shāyestan (to be worthy, to befit).
The literal sense is closer to "befitting" or "meriting," and the customary English rendering is "worthy." In Persian the word is used both as a name and as an ordinary adjective, as in phrases meaning "worthy of respect." Some naming lists label Shayaan as Arabic; the well-supported derivation, however, is Persian. A similar-sounding Sanskrit name, Śayana (शयन), means "bed" or "resting place" and is not related.
Shayaan Name History & Origins
Shayaan belongs to the Persian naming tradition and is used in Iran and Afghanistan, and among Persian-speaking communities elsewhere. Through Persian's long influence on Urdu and other South Asian languages, the name also became established in Pakistan and India, where it is frequently written as Shayan or Shayaan and understood with the same meaning of "worthy."
The underlying Persian word has a long life as an adjective before it became common as a personal name. It is related to other Persian words of worth and capability, such as shāyeste, and the negative form nāshāyest (unworthy, improper). The name should not be confused with the Sanskrit Śayana, which has a different origin and meaning despite the similar sound.
How Popular is the Name Shayaan?
Shayaan has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2011. Its best rank was #2,197 in 2011.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,813 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #5,838 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #4,857 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #5,821 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #3,565 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2020 | #4,258 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #4,454 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2018 | #3,223 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2017 | #3,969 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2016 | #2,617 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 2015 | #3,418 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #2,923 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2013 | #2,358 | 54 | 0.0029% |
| 2012 | #2,352 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 2011 | #2,197 | 60 | 0.0032% |
| 2010 | #2,625 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 2009 | #3,098 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 2008 | #3,095 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 2007 | #3,178 | 36 | 0.0017% |
| 2006 | #4,485 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2005 | #3,923 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2004 | #3,209 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2003 | #9,444 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #6,457 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #8,189 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #7,306 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #8,716 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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