Names / Boy names
Rayan
Current rank
#588
holding steady
All-time peak
#561
in 2016
First recorded
1973
in U.S. data
Children named
9,900
since 1973
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #561 in 2016 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(rah-YAHN): spelling cousin to Rayyan. Good example of how transliteration shifts the look. The name was first recorded in U.S. records in 1973. Its strongest year was 2016, at #561 nationally. Today it sits at #588 and is holding steady. Across all years, more than 9,900 children have been named this.