Shyam
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHYAHM
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Shyam is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “dark, dusky”. In 2025 it ranked 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Shyam mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit shyama
“dark, dusky”
Shyam, 'the dark one', is a name of Krishna, who is pictured with dark blue skin.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Shyam a girl's or a boy's name?
Shyam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shyam in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 24 boys.
Half of all the boys named Shyam in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Shyam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,301 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 21 | #918 |
| 2001 | 19 | #949 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 24 | #755 |
| 1998 | 18 | #906 |
| 1997 | 22 | #785 |
| 1996 | 24 | #697 |
How popular is Shyam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Shyam, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 34 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the boys named Shyam in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shyam in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,219 |
| 2005 | 34 | #3,018 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,181 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,316 |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,144 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,708 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,155 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,691 |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,099 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,708 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
Names like Shyam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shiv Shivam Dhruv Krish Veer Aarav Ravi Ansh Shivansh Vikram Siddharth Yuvraj
Names related to Shyam
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya Leena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shyam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shyam, updated 20 October 2026.