Shyam

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Shyam: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Shyam: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #654, and it stood at #3,254 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
27times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#654highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#654
1997	#725
1998	#850
1999	#697
2000	#1002
2001	#883
2002	#848
2003	#1513
2004	#1222
2005	#1456
2006	#1280
2007	#2435
2008	#1596
2009	#2837
2010	#2199
2011	#4647
2012	#3039
2013	#2660
2014	#1935
2015	#3908
2016	#4810
2017	#2052
2018	#2445
2019	#2104
2020	#3334
2021	#3990
2024	#3254

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 27 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #654 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #654 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Shyam by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Shyam in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	88	4 of 10	22
2000sbusiest	135	10 of 10	14
2010s	72	10 of 10	7
2020s	15	3 of 10	5

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 14 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Shyam appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #654 in England and Wales in 1996.

Shyam's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#3254	6	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3990	4	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#3334	5	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2104	10	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2445	8	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2052	11	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#4810	3	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3908	4	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1935	11	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2660	7	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3039	6	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#4647	3	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2199	9	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2837	6	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1596	13	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2435	7	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1280	16	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1456	13	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1222	15	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1513	10	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#848	21	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#883	19	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1002	15	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#697	24	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#850	18	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#725	22	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#654	24	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 27 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #654, first reached in 1996.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 24 births, registered in England and Wales in 1996.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
26 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#3,254position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
24births registered in its largest year, 1996Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Nyle · #654, 29y
Tyler-Jay · #654, 24y
Yumna · #654, 29y
Zunaira · #654, 24y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Arisha · #654, 27y
Nyle · #654, 29y
Yumna · #654, 29y
Zunaira · #654, 24y

Shyam was ranked #654 in England and Wales · Boys in 1996. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Shyam and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Shyam without appearing here.

Shyam moved ahead of

Garry Compare
In 2017 they stood at #4810 and #3079 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #2445 and #4749.
Glenn Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3990 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3254 and #5119.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3990 and #1391 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3254 and #5119.
Brett Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3990 and #2301 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3254 and #4270.

Moved ahead of Shyam

Conan Compare
In 2010 they stood at #2199 and #3332 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #4647 and #1342.
Braxton Compare
In 2010 they stood at #2199 and #4678 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #4647 and #1398.
Aksel Compare
In 2014 they stood at #1935 and #2079 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #3908 and #1902.
Andrea Compare
In 2014 they stood at #1935 and #2964 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #3908 and #2020.

Moved the opposite way to Shyam

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Shyam went from #654 to #3254 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Shyam went from #654 to #3254 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Shyam went from #654 to #3254 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Shyam went from #654 to #3254 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Shyam

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Shyam went from #654 to #3254 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Shyam went from #654 to #3254 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Shyam went from #654 to #3254 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Shyam went from #654 to #3254 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #654 in England and Wales in 1996. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Shyam

Shyam at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Shyam by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Shyam appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Shyam at a glance

Shyam by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Shyam appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Names published alongside Shyam

Shyam and the names beside it

Shyam moved ahead of

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