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Rayyan

Boy

Meaning of Rayyan: Arabic: 'luxuriant'

Rayyan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 990th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 226th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#990

232 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#226

219 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,471

First recorded 1996 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: popular

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: 5 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 9 babies1999: 15 babies2000: 30 babies20002001: 33 babies2002: 25 babies2003: 65 babies2004: 79 babies2005: 57 babies2006: 68 babies2007: 113 babies2008: 130 babies2009: 114 babies2010: 129 babies20102011: 131 babies2012: 168 babies2013: 157 babies2014: 198 babies2015: 219 babies2016: 203 babies2017: 215 babies2018: 151 babies2019: 159 babies2020: 139 babies20202021: 137 babies2022: 170 babies2023: 165 babies2024: 155 babies2025: 232 babies
US babies named Rayyan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 232.

Gender split

93% boys · 7% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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