Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Rayyan isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rayyan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,471
- 3,221 boys · 250 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 232 babies
- 2025
- 232
- #1,010 for boys · #11,707 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −1%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 224 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,010 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 8 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (39). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,398 as a first name in 2020; 400 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rayyan’s family of names
In Arabic usage, Rayyan has a related form in RAYAN.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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