Raayan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ray-AN
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Raayan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “well-watered, lush”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Raayan mean?
Arabic: spelling of Rayan, itself a spelling of Rayyan
“well-watered, lush”
A spelling of Rayyan, the gate of Paradise that, according to hadith, is reserved for those who fast.
Meaning borrowed from Rayan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Raayan a girl's or a boy's name?
Raayan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Raayan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Raayan, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 7 boys.
In 2025, 424 boys in the UK were given Raayan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #154, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Raayan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
Names like Raayan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Yahya, Amir, Zayaan, Umar, Rayyan, Arham, Avyaan, Zayan, Ruhaan, Musa, Ivaan
Other spellings of Raayan
Names related to Raayan
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo, Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Raayan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/raayan, updated 20 October 2026.