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Rakan

Boy

Meaning of Rakan: Arabic & Persian: 'pillar of strength'

Rakan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1887th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1887

83 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

938

First recorded 1981 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 8 babies19901991: 9 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 18 babies1997: 7 babies1998: 18 babies1999: 9 babies2000: 17 babies20002001: 13 babies2002: 17 babies2003: 10 babies2004: 7 babies2005: 16 babies2006: 13 babies2007: 18 babies2008: 12 babies2009: 15 babies2010: 10 babies20102011: 22 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 31 babies2014: 33 babies2015: 34 babies2016: 54 babies2017: 47 babies2018: 57 babies2019: 54 babies2020: 30 babies20202021: 34 babies2022: 63 babies2023: 68 babies2024: 50 babies2025: 83 babies
US babies named Rakan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 83.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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