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Rayana

Girl

Meaning of Rayana: Arabic: 'gate of heaven'

Rayana is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3540th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3540

41 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,185

First recorded 1981 · peak 2001

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 11 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 14 babies1992: 20 babies1993: 18 babies1994: 17 babies1995: 15 babies1996: 36 babies1997: 33 babies1998: 40 babies1999: 37 babies2000: 36 babies20002001: 57 babies2002: 54 babies2003: 34 babies2004: 44 babies2005: 40 babies2006: 53 babies2007: 51 babies2008: 50 babies2009: 56 babies2010: 35 babies20102011: 30 babies2012: 29 babies2013: 27 babies2014: 24 babies2015: 19 babies2016: 31 babies2017: 22 babies2018: 20 babies2019: 23 babies2020: 16 babies20202021: 21 babies2022: 27 babies2023: 36 babies2024: 45 babies2025: 41 babies
US babies named Rayana per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 57.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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