Shyan
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- shy-AN
- Origin
- Native American
Shyan is a name of Native American origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Shyan mean?
Native American: spelling of Shyann, itself a spelling of Cheyenne, from a Dakota name
Cheyenne is the name of a Great Plains people, given to them by the neighbouring Dakota.
Meaning borrowed from Shyann.
Is Shyan a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Shyan has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Shyan in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 9 girls.
Shyan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #2,040 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
How popular is Shyan in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 56 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Shyan in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shyan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 8 | #11,776 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7,115 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6,180 |
| 2009 | 35 | #4,268 |
| 2008 | 41 | #3,858 |
| 2007 | 30 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 30 | #4,684 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5,261 |
| 2004 | 37 | #3,815 |
| 2003 | 43 | #3,343 |
| 2002 | 43 | #3,237 |
| 2001 | 44 | #3,138 |
| 2000 | 49 | #2,899 |
| 1999 | 56 | #2,524 |
| 1998 | 52 | #2,611 |
| 1997 | 48 | #2,619 |
| 1996 | 54 | #2,395 |
| 1995 | 49 | #2,547 |
| 1994 | 48 | #2,580 |
| 1993 | 25 | #4,095 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,175 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
Names like Shyan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi, Priya, Shreya, Sanvi, Prisha, Kavya, Shriya, Anvi, Navya, Vivi, Dhara, Tanvi
Names related to Shyan
Shane, Shayan, Shaun, Shaan, Shayaan, Shawn, Sayan, Shayne, Shayna, Shyanne, Shyne, Shana, Shyann, Shani, Shanya
More Native American names
Dakota, Tallulah, Nayeli, Winona, Kenai, Cree, Xochitl, Xitlali, Citlali, Alaska, Talulah, Sequoia, Denali, Tennessee, Dakoda, Lakota
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, “Shyan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shyan, updated 20 October 2026.