Rayan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ray-AN
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #184 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #588 for boys
Rayan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “well-watered, lush”. In 2025 it ranked 184th for boys in the UK (307 babies) and 588th for boys in the US (499 babies).
What does Rayan mean?
Arabic: spelling of Rayyan
“well-watered, lush”
A spelling of Rayyan, the gate of Paradise that, according to hadith, is reserved for those who fast.
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Is Rayan a girl's or a boy's name?
Rayan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls and 307 boys in the UK and 35 girls and 499 boys in the US.
How popular is Rayan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #184among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 307about 1 in 980 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- 1.4%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 307 boys in the UK were named Rayan, making it the 184th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 194th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 337 boys. 9 girls were also named Rayan in 2025 (2,856th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Rayan than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Rayan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 424 boys in the UK were given Rayan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #154, up from #184 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 27% of the babies named Rayan in the UK in 1998, and 3% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 178th in England and Wales and 253rd in Scotland.
Rayan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 307 | #184 |
| 2024 | 281 | #198 |
| 2023 | 270 | #203 |
| 2022 | 273 | #213 |
| 2021 | 271 | #213 |
| 2020 | 287 | #194 |
| 2019 | 286 | #202 |
| 2018 | 287 | #209 |
| 2017 | 302 | #203 |
| 2016 | 337 | #188 |
| 2015 | 321 | #202 |
| 2014 | 264 | #238 |
| 2013 | 233 | #245 |
| 2012 | 233 | #242 |
| 2011 | 196 | #273 |
| 2010 | 189 | #281 |
| 2009 | 223 | #230 |
| 2008 | 160 | #294 |
| 2007 | 150 | #292 |
| 2006 | 111 | #348 |
| 2005 | 71 | #451 |
| 2004 | 53 | #543 |
| 2003 | 29 | #790 |
| 2002 | 22 | #891 |
| 2001 | 21 | #871 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 17 | #959 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Rayan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #588among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 499about 1 in 3,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 499 boys in the US were named Rayan, making it the 588th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 617th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 518 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973. 35 girls were also named Rayan in 2025 (4,066th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Rayan in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 594 boys in the US were given Rayan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #508, up from #588 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 24% of the babies named Rayan in the US in 1991, and 7% in 2025.
Rayan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 499 | #588 |
| 2024 | 493 | #578 |
| 2023 | 518 | #561 |
| 2022 | 445 | #627 |
| 2021 | 407 | #665 |
| 2020 | 442 | #617 |
| 2019 | 497 | #562 |
| 2018 | 489 | #563 |
| 2017 | 476 | #574 |
| 2016 | 513 | #561 |
| 2015 | 476 | #584 |
| 2014 | 440 | #608 |
| 2013 | 359 | #673 |
| 2012 | 362 | #656 |
| 2011 | 309 | #734 |
| 2010 | 295 | #761 |
| 2009 | 279 | #798 |
| 2008 | 243 | #872 |
| 2007 | 220 | #906 |
| 2006 | 182 | #1,008 |
| 2005 | 134 | #1,190 |
| 2004 | 99 | #1,423 |
| 2003 | 106 | #1,309 |
| 2002 | 78 | #1,568 |
| 2001 | 52 | #2,023 |
| 2000 | 51 | #1,989 |
| 1999 | 47 | #2,020 |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,708 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,899 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,742 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 24 | #2,946 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,903 |
| 1991 | 25 | #2,677 |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,052 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,199 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,760 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,358 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
Names like Rayan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rayyan Yahya Zayan Ayaan Musa Muhammad Abdullah Ayan Zayd Ahmed Hamza Mustafa
Other spellings of Rayan
Names related to Rayan
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Rayan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rayan, updated 20 October 2026.