Rayyan

“Well-watered, lush; also the Gate of Paradise for those who fasted” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1010 in the US (2025) · Trending

Rayyan is climbing: on the charts since 1996, it reached #1010 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 220 boys given the name last year. Roughly 3,200 have carried it all-time. Across the Northeast it runs about twice its national rate. Together with its spelling variant Rayan (#588), Rayyan would rank around #438 with about 720 births last year — the newborns split about 69/31 between Rayan and Rayyan.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,000 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 2,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 2,600 boys in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Rayyans

Rayyan Pathan — Canadian cricketer
Rayyan Baniya — Turkish-Italian association football player (born 1999)
Rayyan Al-Ali — Qatari footballer

Similar names: Rayan · Yaseen · Rayne · Isa · Zayan · Kiyan

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