Rayan

“Well-watered, luxuriant (Arabic); wise (Persian)” — Arabic/Persian origin

Boy's name · #588 in the US (2025) · Trending

Rayan ranked #588 in 2025; about 8,900 boys have been named Rayan since 1973. Together with its spelling variant Rayyan (#1010), Rayan would rank around #438 with about 720 births last year — the newborns split about 69/31 between Rayan and Rayyan.

Around the world: #24 in Belgium (2025) · #58 in France (2025) · #65 in Switzerland (2024) · #79 in Austria (2025) · #81 in Spain (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Rayans

Rayan Cherki — French footballer (born 2003)
Rayan Aït-Nouri — Algerian-French footballer (born 2001)
Rayan — Brazilian footballer (born 2006)
Rayan Helal — French cyclist
Rayan Raveloson — Malagasy and French association football player

What Rayans become

Among 85 notable people named Rayan:

Sports figures appear 3.36× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rayan Cherki, French footballer (born 2003).

Similar names: Rayyan · Yousef · Rayne · Zayd · Zayan · Kian

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