Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Rayyan

Gender Unisex · 7% girls Rank 2025 #1,010 Trend ↑ Rising 29%
Rank 2025
#1,010
among boys · ↑310 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
232
named Rayyan · +50% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,625
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
232 babies
All-time total
3,471
#2,412 all-time among boys
First recorded
1996
in Social Security records

Rayyan popularity over time

3,471 babies have been named Rayyan since 1996, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
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1980s – – – – – –
1990s – 29 29 3 – #4,711
2000s 54 660 714 71 +2362% #1,373
2010s 129 1,601 1,730 173 +142% #1,029
2020s (to 2025) 67 931 998 166 -4% #1,010

Where Rayyan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 234 0.14 outside top 500
2027 243 0.14 outside top 500
2028 251 0.15 outside top 500
2029 258 0.15 outside top 500
2030 265 0.15 outside top 500

Where Rayyan is most popular

Boys named Rayyan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.093 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, Illinois, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Rayyan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New York 144 0.333 +258%
Illinois 63 0.247 +165%
New Jersey 48 0.238 +156%
Virginia 32 0.169 +81%
Maryland 18 0.151 +62%
Michigan 29 0.142 +52%
Texas 94 0.107 +15%
California 85 0.093 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 18 0.068 -27%
Ohio 16 0.060 -35%
Georgia 15 0.059 -36%
Florida 24 0.051 -45%
North Carolina 11 0.043 -54%
Massachusetts 5 0.036 -61%
Arizona 5 0.031 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Rayyan

Rayyan is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,010 in 2025 with 224 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1996, 3,471 American babies have been named Rayyan, about 93% boys and 7% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 232 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rayyan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rayyan?

The median living Rayyan is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 15. An estimated 3,400 people named Rayyan are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rayyan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 8 #11,707 224 #1,010
2024 8 #11,931 147 #1,320
2023 18 #6,612 147 #1,307
2022 14 #7,949 156 #1,253
2021 8 #11,965 129 #1,422
2020 11 #9,409 128 #1,376
2019 13 #8,508 146 #1,280
2018 8 #12,256 143 #1,289
2017 25 #5,303 190 #1,054
2016 16 #7,529 187 #1,062
2015 21 #6,200 198 #1,029
2014 12 #9,426 186 #1,063
2013 13 #8,942 144 #1,237
2012 6 #16,428 162 #1,134
2011 7 #14,517 124 #1,361
2010 8 #13,198 121 #1,388
2009 – – 114 #1,466
2008 5 #19,809 125 #1,373
2007 10 #11,448 103 #1,533
2006 9 #12,205 59 #2,201
2005 – – 57 #2,159
2004 8 #12,486 71 #1,781
2003 9 #11,130 56 #2,051
2002 – – 25 #3,536
2001 5 #17,336 28 #3,210
2000 8 #11,544 22 #3,727
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rayyan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rayyan?

The median living Rayyan is about 10 years old. Half of all living Rayyans are between 5 and 15 years old.

How many people named Rayyan are alive today?

An estimated 3,400 people named Rayyan are alive in the United States, based on 3,471 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Rayyan in 2025?

Rayyan ranked #1,010 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 224 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rayyan?

3,471 babies have been named Rayyan in the United States since 1996, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rayyan most popular?

Rayyan peaked in 2025, when 232 newborns received the name.

Is Rayyan a boy or girl name?

Rayyan is used for both: about 7% of babies named Rayyan have been girls and 93% boys.

Is the name Rayyan rising or falling?

Rayyan has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Rayyan become more popular?

Rayyan is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 265 boys named Rayyan in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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