Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1998

Cyan

Gender Unisex · 74% girls Rank 2025 #5,761 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#5,761
among girls · ↑458 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
46
named Cyan · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 76,537
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1998
98 babies
All-time total
1,520
#6,943 all-time among girls
First recorded
1986
in Social Security records

Cyan popularity over time

1,520 babies have been named Cyan since 1986, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
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1910s – – – – – –
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1980s 5 – 5 1 – #11,319
1990s 251 12 263 26 +5160% #1,648
2000s 509 83 592 59 +125% #2,134
2010s 251 145 396 40 -33% #3,975
2020s (to 2025) 102 162 264 44 +11% #5,761

Where Cyan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 21 0.01 outside top 500
2027 21 0.01 outside top 500
2028 21 0.01 outside top 500
2029 21 0.01 outside top 500
2030 21 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Cyan

Cyan is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,761 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1986, 1,520 American babies have been named Cyan, about 74% girls and 26% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1998, when 98 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Cyan stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Cyan?

The median living Cyan is about 18 years old; half are between 9 and 24. An estimated 1,500 people named Cyan are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Cyan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 21 #5,761 25 #4,155
2024 19 #6,219 41 #3,004
2023 19 #6,224 44 #2,852
2022 13 #8,142 24 #4,330
2021 12 #8,596 17 #5,381
2020 18 #6,391 11 #7,127
2019 27 #4,938 18 #5,199
2018 17 #6,867 15 #5,828
2017 13 #8,390 10 #7,692
2016 26 #5,173 20 #4,816
2015 22 #5,874 24 #4,199
2014 34 #4,291 9 #8,271
2013 20 #6,300 14 #5,984
2012 27 #5,138 18 #5,077
2011 27 #5,095 8 #8,922
2010 38 #3,975 9 #8,282
2009 38 #4,035 8 #9,154
2008 40 #3,953 11 #7,302
2007 49 #3,392 14 #5,969
2006 57 #2,991 9 #8,120
2005 30 #4,512 11 #6,725
2004 46 #3,276 9 #7,661
2003 42 #3,426 6 #9,816
2002 62 #2,529 8 #7,786
2001 77 #2,134 7 #8,483
2000 68 #2,286 – –
1995 – – 6 #7,988
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Cyan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Cyan?

The median living Cyan is about 18 years old. Half of all living Cyans are between 9 and 24 years old.

How many people named Cyan are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Cyan are alive in the United States, based on 1,520 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Cyan in 2025?

Cyan ranked #5,761 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Cyan?

1,520 babies have been named Cyan in the United States since 1986, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Cyan most popular?

Cyan peaked in 1998, when 98 newborns received the name.

Is Cyan a boy or girl name?

Cyan is used for both: about 74% of babies named Cyan have been girls and 26% boys.

Is the name Cyan rising or falling?

Cyan is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Cyan become more popular?

Cyan looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 21 girls named Cyan in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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