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Rayan

Boy

Meaning of Rayan: Arabic: 'luxuriant or lush'

Rayan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 566th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 188th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#566

534 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#188

267 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

9,953

First recorded 1973 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 8 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 12 babies1985: 14 babies1986: 23 babies1987: 11 babies1988: 26 babies1989: 18 babies1990: 25 babies19901991: 33 babies1992: 23 babies1993: 20 babies1994: 36 babies1995: 36 babies1996: 38 babies1997: 34 babies1998: 38 babies1999: 71 babies2000: 70 babies20002001: 78 babies2002: 95 babies2003: 132 babies2004: 127 babies2005: 168 babies2006: 201 babies2007: 249 babies2008: 282 babies2009: 317 babies2010: 335 babies20102011: 349 babies2012: 413 babies2013: 404 babies2014: 493 babies2015: 537 babies2016: 568 babies2017: 528 babies2018: 542 babies2019: 553 babies2020: 473 babies20202021: 441 babies2022: 489 babies2023: 538 babies2024: 514 babies2025: 534 babies
US babies named Rayan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 568.

Gender split

89% boys · 11% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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