Is Rayan a boy or girl name?
Rayan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 21 girls and 491 boys were named Rayan, so 4.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 10.9% of the 9,417 US babies named Rayan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #579
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,905
- Babies named Rayan since 1973
- 9,417
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 568 babies
Boys and girls named Rayan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 135 | 6 | 4.3% |
| 1990s | 268 | 86 | 24.3% |
| 2000s | 1,444 | 275 | 16% |
| 2010s | 4,216 | 506 | 10.7% |
| 2020s | 2,303 | 150 | 6.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 491 | #579 | 21 | #5,905 |
| 2023 | 518 | #561 | 20 | #6,107 |
| 2022 | 445 | #628 | 44 | #3,579 |
| 2021 | 407 | #665 | 34 | #4,221 |
| 2020 | 442 | #617 | 31 | #4,418 |
| 2019 | 497 | #563 | 56 | #2,952 |
| 2018 | 489 | #564 | 53 | #3,096 |
| 2017 | 476 | #574 | 52 | #3,127 |
| 2016 | 513 | #561 | 55 | #3,047 |
| 2015 | 476 | #584 | 61 | #2,881 |
| 2014 | 440 | #608 | 53 | #3,132 |
| 2013 | 359 | #673 | 45 | #3,509 |
| 2012 | 362 | #657 | 51 | #3,251 |
| 2011 | 309 | #734 | 40 | #3,825 |
| 2010 | 295 | #762 | 40 | #3,875 |
| 2009 | 279 | #798 | 38 | #4,082 |
| 2008 | 243 | #874 | 39 | #4,071 |
| 2007 | 220 | #906 | 29 | #5,066 |
| 2006 | 182 | #1,014 | 19 | #6,782 |
| 2005 | 134 | #1,195 | 34 | #4,179 |
| 2004 | 99 | #1,433 | 28 | #4,792 |
| 2003 | 106 | #1,316 | 26 | #4,914 |
| 2002 | 78 | #1,583 | 17 | #6,630 |
| 2001 | 52 | #2,043 | 26 | #4,657 |
| 2000 | 51 | #2,010 | 19 | #5,889 |
| 1999 | 47 | #2,055 | 24 | #4,695 |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,768 | 8 | #10,901 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,962 | 8 | #10,564 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,815 | 11 | #7,986 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,832 | 10 | #8,586 |
| 1994 | 24 | #3,012 | 12 | #7,483 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,341 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,982 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 25 | #2,734 | 8 | #10,015 |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,143 | 5 | #14,660 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,299 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,835 | 6 | #11,390 |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,180 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,410 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,351 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,630 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,080 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,443 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,857 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #6,069 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 10 | #4,014 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,932 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,632 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,950 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rayan reached #561 in 2016. As a girl name, it reached #2,881 in 2015. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rayan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.