Rayaan
Rayaan was the 2247th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1978th with 78 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 75 places. More babies were named Rayaan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Rayan) well-watered (Arabic) · Arabic
- Rank in 2025
- #2,247 boys, up 9 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 63boys
- Girls and boys
- 12% girls, 88% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202278 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,286babies recorded
What does the name Rayaan mean?
Rayaan is a spelling of Rayan, pronounced the same way, so it shares Rayan's meaning and origin.
Rayan is from Arabic Rayyān, which Wiktionary derives from rayy, watering, with the adjective ending -ān. As an adjective it means well-watered or well-irrigated, and also plump. In Islamic tradition, al-Rayyān is the gate of paradise reserved for those who fasted. Wiktionary notes that the Arabic name is also written Ryan in English, though it is unrelated to the Irish surname Ryan.
رَيَّان (Arabic, “well-watered, irrigated”)رَيّ (Arabic, “watering”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only.
Related names: Rayyan, Rayaan.
See also: Arabic names, names that mean water.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Rayan' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'ريان' (Arabic section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Rayaan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,239 | #2,247 | 13 | 63 |
| 2020 | #11,901 | #2,256 | 8 | 61 |
| 2010 | #14,636 | #3,119 | 7 | 37 |
| 2000 | — | #8,031 | — | 8 |
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How popular is Rayaan, counting every spelling?
Rayaan is a spelling of Rayan, a name family that ranked #406 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,247 for Rayaan on its own. Together these spellings went to 804 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayan | 499 | #588 | 2,362 |
| Rayyan | 224 | #1,010 | 803 |
| Rayaan | 63 | #2,247 | 337 |
| Rayon | 6 | #11,698 | 55 |
| Raayan | 7 | #10,427 | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rayaan?
63 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rayaan (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rayaan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 133 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rayaan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rayaan?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Rayaan are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 14. That makes Rayaan a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rayaan by state
How common Rayaan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.0×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rayaan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rayaan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rayaan
What does Rayaan mean?
Rayaan is a spelling of Rayan, which means “well-watered (Arabic)” (Arabic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Rayaan?
Rayaan was the 2247th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1978th with 78 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 75 places. More babies were named Rayaan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rayaan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 12% girls, 88% boys given the name Rayaan in the US.
Where is Rayaan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rayaan was most common in New York (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and Virginia.