Sian

Where Sian comes from

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.
— Wiktionary's entry for Sian
  • Welsh
  • 1 syllable
Sian through the years
  1. 1962
    First appearance
    #6,578 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1974
    Peak, #2,616
    28 babies named Sian, its best rank.
  3. 1977
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #5,532.
  4. 2023
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Welsh [in turn from Hebrew].
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.