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Unisex name

Cyan

/saɪˈæn/ · 74% girls, 26% boys · 46 born in 2025

Cyan has been given to about 1,520 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1998, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/saɪˈæn/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,508
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cyan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1998 · 98
  • Born in 202546
  • All time1,520
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Cyan?

Its best year was 1998, when 98 babies were given the name, ranking 1648th. The typical living American called Cyan is about 19 years old today.

Names that sound like Cyan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ryan0.81
  2. Kian0.82
  3. Kylan0.81
  4. Ayan0.74
  5. Dylan0.70
  6. Bryan0.70
  7. Ian0.69
  8. Rylan0.70

Middle names for Cyan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cyan Iris0.77
  2. Cyan Opal0.77
  3. Cyan Ivy0.77
  4. Cyan Belle0.77
  5. Cyan Alice0.75
  6. Cyan Josephine0.74

Sibling names for Cyan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Misaelbrother · 0.86
  2. Andiesister · 0.86
  3. Tracebrother · 0.86
  4. Hallesister · 0.86
  5. Samirasister · 0.86
  6. Bridgerbrother · 0.85

Where Cyan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Cyan Evans0.73
    2. Cyan Edwards0.73
    3. Cyan Anderson0.70
    4. Cyan Allen0.70
    5. Cyan Adams0.70
    6. Cyan Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Cyan

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.