Rayon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- RAY-on
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Rayon is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
Where does Rayon come from?
Modern: Ray plus the -on ending; also the name of a fabric
Is Rayon a girl's or a boy's name?
Rayon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rayon in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rayon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Rayon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Rayon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 10,690th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Rayon, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
2025 had fewer boys named Rayon than any year since 1992.
Half of all the boys named Rayon in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rayon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,178 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 25 | #4,033 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,041 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
Nicknames for Rayon
- Ray 69 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Rayon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Finn, Ronan, Aiden, Brody, Kian, Rowan, Declan, Rian, Caelan, Logan, Conan
Names related to Rayon
Ryan, Rayan, Rayyan, Rayaan, Rayne, Rayhan, Rayen, Rayn, Ryon
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
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, “Rayon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/rayon, updated 20 October 2026.