Rehan
Boy · ray-HAAN · Arabic
Rehan is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “sweet basil”. In 2025 it ranked 1,162nd for boys in the UK (27 babies) and 3,088th for boys in the US (39 babies).
What does Rehan mean?
Arabic: South Asian spelling of Rayhan
“sweet basil”
Arabic rayhan means sweet basil or any fragrant plant, and the word appears in the Quran.
- Say it
- ray-HAAN
Is Rehan a girl's or a boy's name?
Rehan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 27 boys in the UK and 7 girls and 39 boys in the US.
How popular is Rehan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,162among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the UK were named Rehan, making it the 1,162nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 793rd. Its busiest year was 2008, with 153 boys. 3 girls were also named Rehan in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Rehan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 35 boys in the UK were given Rehan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #861, up from #1,162 for this spelling alone.
- Rehan 27
- Rehaan 8
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,093rd in England and Wales.
Rehan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #1,162 |
| 2024 | 25 | #1,198 |
| 2023 | 31 | #1,049 |
| 2022 | 39 | #883 |
| 2021 | 32 | #1,017 |
| 2020 | 44 | #793 |
| 2019 | 39 | #859 |
| 2018 | 60 | #661 |
| 2017 | 61 | #652 |
| 2016 | 87 | #514 |
| 2015 | 79 | #545 |
| 2014 | 95 | #475 |
| 2013 | 81 | #519 |
| 2012 | 97 | #456 |
| 2011 | 102 | #428 |
| 2010 | 133 | #355 |
| 2009 | 126 | #355 |
| 2008 | 153 | #304 |
| 2007 | 138 | #313 |
| 2006 | 94 | #404 |
| 2005 | 59 | #523 |
| 2004 | 36 | #724 |
| 2003 | 33 | #720 |
| 2002 | 27 | #770 |
| 2001 | 25 | #768 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 22 | #807 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,062 |
| 1997 | 16 | #973 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
How popular is Rehan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,088among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 39about 1 in 44,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 39 boys in the US were named Rehan, making it the 3,088th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,758th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 81 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974. 7 girls were also named Rehan in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Rehan in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 49 boys in the US were given Rehan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,241, up from #3,088 for this spelling alone.
- Rehan 39
- Rehaan 10
Rehan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #3,088 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3,159 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3,115 |
| 2022 | 43 | #2,917 |
| 2021 | 37 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 44 | #2,758 |
| 2019 | 45 | #2,765 |
| 2018 | 61 | #2,229 |
| 2017 | 47 | #2,636 |
| 2016 | 70 | #2,028 |
| 2015 | 64 | #2,145 |
| 2014 | 69 | #2,043 |
| 2013 | 65 | #2,064 |
| 2012 | 75 | #1,908 |
| 2011 | 60 | #2,172 |
| 2010 | 61 | #2,168 |
| 2009 | 71 | #1,974 |
| 2008 | 81 | #1,813 |
| 2007 | 79 | #1,830 |
| 2006 | 48 | #2,512 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,634 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
Names like Rehan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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