Shyam

A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning dark; dusky; epithet of Krishna.

Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Shyam was given to 11 American babies in 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 34 in 2005.

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