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Rayhan

Boy

Meaning of Rayhan: Arabic: 'basil or fragrant flower'

Rayhan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3528th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1758th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3528

31 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1758

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

930

First recorded 1995 · peak 2011

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: 5 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 8 babies1998: 12 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 19 babies20002001: 20 babies2002: 13 babies2003: 20 babies2004: 24 babies2005: 32 babies2006: 29 babies2007: 58 babies2008: 43 babies2009: 49 babies2010: 51 babies20102011: 59 babies2012: 33 babies2013: 47 babies2014: 26 babies2015: 30 babies2016: 37 babies2017: 30 babies2018: 29 babies2019: 30 babies2020: 24 babies20202021: 35 babies2022: 42 babies2023: 50 babies2024: 34 babies2025: 31 babies
US babies named Rayhan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 59.

Gender split

91% boys · 9% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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