Rayyan

Meaning: Well-watered, lush
Origin: Arabic — Also the Gate of Paradise for those who fasted

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

Popularity over time

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 states

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

Around the world

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#197 in England & Wales (2025) · #360 in Sweden (2025) · #480 in Scotland (2025) · #500 in Ireland (2025) · #802 in Austria (2025) · #835 in Belgium (2025) · #1,095 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,220 in France (2025) · #402 in Canada (2024).

Famous Rayyans

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

Spellings & nicknames

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.

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

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