Rayyan Boy
How popular is Rayyan?
#1,008 boy name in 2025
224 baby boys were named Rayyan in the US in 2025, making it the 1008th most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
Rayyan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,008 for boys (▲ 310 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 224 boys, 8 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+13% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,023 in 2015, #1,374 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (224 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,008 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1996 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 93% boys, 7% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rayyan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rayyan family of names ranked #880 for boys in 2025 (#1,117 the year before), with 249 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rayyan | 224 | 90% |
| Raiyan | 25 | 10% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Rayyan is most popular
Babies named Rayyan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.3 per 1,000 (144 boys)
- Illinois: 0.2 per 1,000 (63 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (48 boys)
- Virginia: 0.2 per 1,000 (32 boys)
- Maryland: 0.2 per 1,000 (18 boys)
Rayyan by decade
Boy names about as popular as Rayyan
Questions
- Is Rayyan a boy or girl name?
- Rayyan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 93% of babies named Rayyan were boys.
- How popular is the name Rayyan?
- 224 baby boys were named Rayyan in the US in 2025, making it the 1008th most popular boy name. Another 8 girls got the name (#10,913 for girls).
- When was Rayyan most popular?
- Rayyan peaked in 2025, when 224 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,008 in 2025.
- How many people are named Rayyan?
- 3,471 babies have been named Rayyan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,446 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Rayyan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rayyan was most common in New York, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.