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Rayaan

Boy

Meaning of Rayaan: Arabic: 'gates of heaven'

Rayaan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1987th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 388th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1987

76 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#388

107 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,286

First recorded 2000 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 8 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 15 babies2003: 22 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 21 babies2006: 35 babies2007: 33 babies2008: 38 babies2009: 35 babies2010: 44 babies20102011: 30 babies2012: 69 babies2013: 64 babies2014: 78 babies2015: 80 babies2016: 55 babies2017: 51 babies2018: 66 babies2019: 75 babies2020: 69 babies20202021: 71 babies2022: 92 babies2023: 78 babies2024: 64 babies2025: 76 babies
US babies named Rayaan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 92.

Gender split

85% boys · 15% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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