Siyah

A unisex name of Persian origin, meaning black; dark.

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

Siyah by the numbers

Siyah was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 26 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Siyah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Siah38 in the US (2017)
  • Selahpause or rock; biblical term of uncertain significance693 in the US (2017)
  • Sivana hebrew month name; ninth month18 in the US (2017)
  • Simar14 in the US (2017)
  • Shiah5 in the US (2017)
  • Shiya5 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Siyah

Names that are said the same way as Siyah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Siyawhite or pale71 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean darkness

Like Siyah, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Adrianfrom Hadria; dark one6,317 in the US (2017)
  • Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
  • Coltondark settlement; coal town5,261 in the US (2017)
  • Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
  • Coledark, swarthy; charcoal3,458 in the US (2017)
  • Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Siyah

AriyonChanlerAriasRehmatBlainBreyerSomtochukwuCortlyn

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