Shyann
A feminine name derived from the flower name Shyanne, meaning "little one" or "beautiful".
Name Census estimates that about 6,184 living Americans carry the first name Shyann. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Shyann today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Shyann births was 2001 (363 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Shyann. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Shyann with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
6.2K
~ 1 in 55,426 Americans
Peak year
2001
363 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,330
Tracked since 1977
Census
Shyann in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,905 people with the first name Shyann, which placed it at #3,969 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#3,969
National first-name rank
People counted
4.9K
4,905 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
64.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Shyann
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shyann is White at 64.6%. The next largest groups are Black (13.7%) and Hispanic (9.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Shyann described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Shyann at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White64.6% · 3,171
- Black or African American13.7% · 673
- Hispanic or Latino9.7% · 478
- Two or more races8.2% · 401
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.1% · 102
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 80
Popularity
Shyann: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Shyann from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 3,105 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shyann by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Shyann during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Shyanns live
The SSA's state-level files cover 39 states and territories. California, Texas, Ohio recorded the most babies named Shyann, while Alabama, Nevada, New Mexico recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 115 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Shyann
The name Shyann is a relatively modern invention, primarily used in the English-speaking world, particularly in the United States. Its origins are unclear, but it is believed to be a combination of the names Shay and Ann.
The name Shay is derived from the Irish Gaelic name Síodhacháin, which means "peaceful" or "tranquil." It is also sometimes associated with the Hebrew name Shay, which means "gift." The name Ann is a variant of the Hebrew name Hannah, which means "grace" or "favor."
While the name Shyann does not have an extensive historical background, it gained popularity in the late 20th century as a unique and feminine name choice. Its combination of two distinct names, Shay and Ann, may have been appealing to parents seeking a name that was both familiar and distinctive.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Shyann was in the late 1960s, but it did not gain widespread popularity until the 1980s and 1990s. Some notable individuals with the name Shyann include Shyann Williamson, a professional basketball player from the United States, and Shyann Roberts, an American model and actress.
Shyann Williamson was born in 1986 and played basketball for several teams in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) between 2008 and 2014. Shyann Roberts, born in 1992, is best known for her role in the television series "The Game" and has also appeared in various films and music videos.
Other individuals with the name Shyann include Shyann Malone, an American baseball player who played in the minor leagues in the early 2000s, and Shyann Day, a Canadian singer and songwriter who rose to prominence in the late 2010s. Additionally, Shyann Ketcham is an American artist and painter known for her abstract expressionist works.
People
Shyann + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Shyann as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Shyann: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Shyann?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6,184 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Shyann going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 55,426 US residents.
Is Shyann a common name?
We classify Shyann as "Rare". It ranks above 96.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6,307 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Shyann most popular?
The single biggest year for Shyann was 2001, when 363 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Shyann is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Shyann in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,905 people with the name Shyann, or 1.62 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,969 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Shyann in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Shyann?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Shyann appears almost entirely female. Of the 4,911 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Shyann?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Shyann is White at 64.6%. The next largest groups are Black (13.7%) and Hispanic (9.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Shyann most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Shyann in the 2020 Census, accounting for 64.6% (3,171 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Shyann in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Shyann a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Shyann in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Shyann still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Shyann in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Shyann can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Shyann?
See how many Americans are named Shyann on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.