Cyan means blue-green or dark blue — from the Greek kyanos. Cyan IS one of the three primary colours in printing — without it, ALL colour reproduction IS impossible. One syllable of the three primary colours, ALL-colour-reproduction, and Greek dark-blue.
Cyan IS one of the three primary printing colours.Without it, colour reproduction IS impossible.One syllable with a bright, Greek sound: SY-an.The meaning blue-green IS maximally vivid.The most directly colour-primary name.
Cyan IS one of three primary printing colours — without it, ALL colour reproduction IS impossible.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Greek; printing colour.
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Today
Cyan remains a beloved choice, ranking #6676 in the US. 1,473 babies have been named Cyan since 1986.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Cyan?
1998peak year
Cyan reached its widest reach during the 1990s. In 1998, 98 babies received the name (ranked #1648). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #6676), with about 41 babies given the name annually. Cyan's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 1,473 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Cyan's Life Path 7 is the seeker's number — colour seeking. People named Cyan tend to be bright, vivid, and gifted at being the primary colour that makes ALL reproduction possible.
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