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Baby name

Rayan

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11% girls / 89% boys

Origin of the name

Rayan comes from Arabic. In Muslim tradition, Rayyan is the name of a gate of paradise reserved for those who fast.

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Rising name

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Rayan peaked in 2023, when 1 baby in 6,399 was given the name. The rise continues, up 8% on the previous ten years. In 2025, it ranked No. 588. 47% of all babies named Rayan since 1880 were born in the 2010s.
8,895births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 561rank at its peak, in 2023

Where babies named Rayan are born

2023

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The darker the blue, the more common Rayan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Rayan is most common in Virginia (2.8 times), New York (2.5) and New Jersey (2.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Girls and boys, decade by decade

DecadeGirlsBoys
1970s0%100%
1980s4%96%
1990s24%76%
2000s16%84%
2010s11%89%
2020s6%94%