Rayhana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ray-HAH-nah
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,101 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #7,131 for girls
Rayhana is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “sweet basil”. In 2025 it ranked 3,101st for girls in the UK (8 babies) and 7,131st for girls in the US (15 babies).
What does Rayhana mean?
Arabic: from rayhan 'sweet basil, fragrant plant'
“sweet basil”
Rayhana bint Zayd was a member of the Prophet Muhammad's household.
Is Rayhana a girl's or a boy's name?
Rayhana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls in the UK and 15 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rayhana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,101st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 35,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the UK were named Rayhana, making it the 3,101st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Rayhana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,033rd in England and Wales.
Rayhana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #3,101 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,450 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Rayhana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,131st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the US were named Rayhana, making it the 7,131st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,554th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the girls named Rayhana in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rayhana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #7,131 |
| 2024 | 18 | #6,391 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,050 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8,973 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,554 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 17 | #6,985 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 12 | #9,105 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
Names like Rayhana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Abeeha, Rumaysa, Rahma, Hafsa, Nusaybah, Amira, Ruqayyah, Khadija, Hiba, Halima, Ayra
Names related to Rayhana
Rayna, Rayhan, Rayana, Reyhana, Reyhan, Rayanna, Rayann, Rayaan, Rayanne
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
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, “Rayhana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rayhana, updated 20 October 2026.