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Rehan

Boy

Meaning of Rehan: Arabic: 'sweet-scented plant'

Rehan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2716th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1132nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2716

46 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1132

25 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,488

First recorded 1974 · peak 2008

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 9 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 11 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 12 babies1992: 13 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 14 babies1995: 9 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 11 babies1999: 15 babies2000: 22 babies20002001: 18 babies2002: 12 babies2003: 16 babies2004: 21 babies2005: 14 babies2006: 48 babies2007: 79 babies2008: 81 babies2009: 71 babies2010: 67 babies20102011: 60 babies2012: 75 babies2013: 65 babies2014: 69 babies2015: 64 babies2016: 70 babies2017: 54 babies2018: 61 babies2019: 45 babies2020: 44 babies20202021: 45 babies2022: 43 babies2023: 39 babies2024: 38 babies2025: 46 babies
US babies named Rehan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 81.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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