UK boy's name
Shayen
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Shayen is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Shayen popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4270, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2016, with 9 births.
This profile covers 52 England and Wales registrations across 11 recorded years from 2006 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 44% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 52 living people in the UK are called Shayen. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Shayen ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2016, when 9 boys were registered as Shayen.
- • About 52 living people in the UK are estimated to have Shayen as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4270
2024
Births in 2024
4
Latest year
Peak year
2016
9 births
Estimated living
52
2026
Popularity
Shayen over time
The chart below shows babies named Shayen registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2006 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Shayen, the clearest high point is 2016. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2024, compared with 9 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shayen by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Shayen was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4075 | 12 | 3 |
| 2010s | #3620 | 31 | 6 |
| 2000s | #3397 | 9 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Shayen
- Samuel 108,505
- Sebastian 33,008
- Sam 20,889
- Stanley 16,354
- Sonny 15,028
- Sean 15,006
- Scott 12,587
- Seth 9,841
- Syed 9,050
- Stephen 8,884
- Spencer 8,333
- Steven 6,970
FAQ
Shayen: questions and answers
How popular is the name Shayen in the UK right now?
In 2024, Shayen was ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Shayen most popular?
The peak year on record was 2016, with 9 babies registered as Shayen in England and Wales.
How many people are called Shayen in the UK?
A total of 52 babies have been registered as Shayen across the 11 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.