Raihaan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ray-HAN
- Origin
- Arabic
Raihaan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “sweet basil, fragrant herb”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Raihaan mean?
Arabic: spelling of Raihan, itself a spelling of Rayhan
“sweet basil, fragrant herb”
Rayhan, a fragrant plant often identified with sweet basil, is mentioned in the Quran.
Meaning borrowed from Raihan.
Is Raihaan a girl's or a boy's name?
Raihaan is a boys' name.
How popular is Raihaan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Raihaan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Raihaan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Raihaan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ahmed, Faizan, Saif, Hassan, Azaan, Umair, Fahad, Hammad, Samir, Haseeb, Hamid, Zohaib
Names related to Raihaan
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Raihaan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/raihaan, updated 20 October 2026.