The baby name Shayhan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHAY-hahn (IPA: /ˈʃeɪ.hɑːn/ or /ˈʃeɪ.hæn/).
The baby name Shayhan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHAY-hahn (IPA: /ˈʃeɪ.hɑːn/ or /ˈʃeɪ.hæn/).
Shayhan is Arabic, Persian, Turkish in Origin.
Shayhan is a cross‑linguistic given name most plausibly linked to the Arabic hydronym Sayhān, attested in medieval Islamic sources for great rivers of the Near East and preserved in Turkish as Seyhan (a major river and district in Adana). Etymologically it connects to the Arabic root s-y-ḥ, associated with flowing or coursing, so the name is often interpreted as “river” or “flowing one.” The spelling Shayhan reflects Anglicized phonetics, bridging Arabic Sayhan and Turkish Seyhan, and is used as a modern, distinctive choice.
Historical references to Sayhān and Jayhān in geography and hadith literature underlie its cultural resonance, while contemporary usage appears in Turkey and the diaspora as Seyhan, and in Arabic-speaking communities in varied spellings. Related or look‑alike forms include Seyhan, Sayhan, Şeyhan; sometimes confused but etymologically separate are Shahan (Persian/Urdu “kings”), Shehan (Sinhala), and Shaheen/Shahin (“falcon”).
Shayhan is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 9 times, across 5 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
Shayhan is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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