# Sian (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/sian/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Welsh |
| Meaning | “god is gracious” |
| Pronunciation | /ʃɑn/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,030 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 172 / 858 (83% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 6,051, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

An anglicization of Welsh Siân, ultimately from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

## What it means

Sian is grouped under grace.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21 | 6,308 |
| 2012 | 7 | 14,768 |
| 2013 | 11 | 10,154 |
| 2014 | 11 | 10,061 |
| 2015 | 12 | 9,413 |
| 2016 | 11 | 10,020 |
| 2017 | 12 | 9,273 |
| 2018 | 8 | 12,330 |
| 2019 | 13 | 8,540 |
| 2020 | 15 | 7,522 |
| 2021 | 7 | 13,288 |
| 2022 | 12 | 8,977 |
| 2023 | 6 | 14,931 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12,008 |
| 2025 | 5 | 16,925 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6 | 12,141 |
| 2008 | 7 | 10,859 |
| 2010 | 6 | 11,981 |
| 2012 | 5 | 13,918 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13,763 |
| 2016 | 9 | 8,705 |
| 2017 | 7 | 10,602 |
| 2018 | 8 | 9,536 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9,616 |
| 2020 | 12 | 6,983 |
| 2021 | 14 | 6,298 |
| 2022 | 11 | 7,687 |
| 2023 | 13 | 6,843 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8,883 |
| 2025 | 26 | 4,123 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 127 | 370 |
| 2012 | 90 | 487 |
| 2013 | 49 | 784 |
| 2014 | 34 | 1,040 |
| 2015 | 32 | 1,088 |
| 2016 | 32 | 1,086 |
| 2017 | 29 | 1,184 |
| 2018 | 22 | 1,436 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1,940 |
| 2020 | 20 | 1,507 |
| 2021 | 16 | 1,785 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2,488 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2,201 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3,318 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3,035 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3 | 3,651 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4,333 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4,527 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4,685 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4,702 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3,990 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3,449 |

## People named Sian

- Siân Phillips, British Actress
- Siân Héder, American writer and filmmaker (born 1977)
- Sian Proctor, African American explorer, scientist, STEM communicator
- Siân Brooke, British actress
- Siân Berry, British politician (born 1974)
- Sian Clifford, English actress
- Siân Thomas, British actress
- Sian Blake, British actor (1972-2015)
- Siân James, British politician (born 1959)
- Danielle Waterman, English rugby union footballer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.