Sian
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- SHAHN
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,101 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #4,049 for boys
Sian is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 3,101st for girls in the UK (8 babies) and 4,049th for boys in the US (26 babies).
What does Sian mean?
Hebrew: Welsh form of Jane
“God is gracious”
The Welsh form of Jane, taken from the French Jeanne.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Sian a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Sian has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls in the UK and 5 girls and 26 boys in the US.
How popular is Sian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,101among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 35,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the UK were named Sian, making it the 3,101st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,480th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 803 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sian in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were given Sian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,977, up from #3,101 for this spelling alone.
- Sian 8
- Shaan 4
Girls were over 99% of the babies named Sian in the UK in 2002, and 69% in 2022.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,033rd in England and Wales.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1984 (#74) and 1994 (#69).
Sian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #3,101 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,329 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,450 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,882 |
| 2020 | 22 | #1,480 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,958 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,524 |
| 2017 | 34 | #1,104 |
| 2016 | 33 | #1,133 |
| 2015 | 36 | #1,062 |
| 2014 | 36 | #1,053 |
| 2013 | 59 | #739 |
| 2012 | 102 | #477 |
| 2011 | 138 | #372 |
| 2010 | 134 | #374 |
| 2009 | 137 | #356 |
| 2008 | 144 | #347 |
| 2007 | 171 | #303 |
| 2006 | 208 | #255 |
| 2005 | 241 | #222 |
| 2004 | 301 | #179 |
| 2003 | 361 | #155 |
| 2002 | 409 | #133 |
| 2001 | 427 | #126 |
| 2000 | 545 | #106 |
| 1999 | 555 | #106 |
| 1998 | 709 | #86 |
| 1997 | 803 | #77 |
| 1996 | 764 | #83 |
How popular is Sian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,049among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 66,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 71% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 26 boys in the US were named Sian, making it the 4,049th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. It first appears in the records in 1995. 5 girls were also named Sian in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Sian of any year since it first appeared, in 1995.
Half of all the boys named Sian in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 90 boys in the US were given Sian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,581, up from #4,049 for this spelling alone.
- Shaan 64
- Sian 26
Girls were 78% of the babies named Sian in the US in 2002, and 16% in 2025.
Sian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4,049 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
Names like Sian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eden Ffion Keira Hannah Niamh Caitlin Teagan Quinn Bree Raegan Molly Caoimhe
Other spellings of Sian
Names related to Sian
Siyana Sianna Siana Sihana Sion Sinan San Sina Sinai Sianni Siani Saina
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Sian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sian, updated 20 October 2026.