Rayan Boy
How popular is Rayan?
#588 boy name in 2025
499 baby boys were named Rayan in the US in 2025, making it the 588th most popular boy name. Another 35 girls got the name (#4,066 for girls).
Rayan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #588 for boys (▼ 10 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 499 boys, 35 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+5% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #584 in 2015, #617 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (518 boys) |
| Highest rank | #561 in 2016 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1973 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 92% boys, 8% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rayan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rayan family of names ranked #554 for boys in 2025 (#552 the year before), with 510 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rayan | 499 | 98% |
| Rayon | 6 | 1% |
| Raian | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Rayan is most popular
Babies named Rayan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- District of Columbia: 0.8 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- New York: 0.7 per 1,000 (295 boys)
- Virginia: 0.7 per 1,000 (125 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.7 per 1,000 (131 boys)
- Illinois: 0.6 per 1,000 (143 boys)
Rayan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28 | #3,808 |
| 1980s | 135 | #2,358 |
| 1990s | 268 | #2,020 |
| 2000s | 1,444 | #798 |
| 2010s | 4,216 | #561 |
| 2020s | 2,804 | #561 |
Boy names about as popular as Rayan
Questions
- Is Rayan a boy or girl name?
- Rayan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 92% of babies named Rayan were boys.
- How popular is the name Rayan?
- 499 baby boys were named Rayan in the US in 2025, making it the 588th most popular boy name. Another 35 girls got the name (#4,066 for girls).
- When was Rayan most popular?
- Rayan peaked in 2023, when 518 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #561, held for 2 years starting in 2016.
- How many people are named Rayan?
- 9,953 babies have been named Rayan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,871 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Rayan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rayan was most common in District of Columbia, at 0.8 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.