Cyan Boy & girl
How popular is Cyan?
#4,138 boy name in 2025
25 baby boys were named Cyan in the US in 2025, making it the 4138th most popular boy name. Another 21 girls got the name (#5,721 for girls).
Cyan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,138 for boys (▼ 1138 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 25 boys, 21 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+4% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,177 in 2015, #7,029 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (44 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,847 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1995 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 55% boys, 45% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Cyan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Cian family of names ranked #1,039 for boys in 2025 (#1,132 the year before), with 183 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cian | 148 | 81% |
| Cyan | 25 | 14% |
| Cyon | 5 | 3% |
| Cion | 5 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Cyan is most popular
Babies named Cyan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Cyan by decade
Boy names about as popular as Cyan
Questions
- Is Cyan a boy or girl name?
- Cyan is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 55% of babies named Cyan were boys and 45% were girls.
- How popular is the name Cyan?
- 25 baby boys were named Cyan in the US in 2025, making it the 4138th most popular boy name. Another 21 girls got the name (#5,721 for girls).
- When was Cyan most popular?
- Cyan peaked in 2023, when 44 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,847 in 2023.
- How many people are named Cyan?
- 1,520 babies have been named Cyan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,507 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Cyan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Cyan was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.