Is Rayyan a boy or girl name?
Rayyan is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 8 girls and 147 boys were named Rayyan, so 5.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 7.5% of the 3,239 US babies named Rayyan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,320
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,888
- Babies named Rayyan since 1996
- 3,239
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 219 babies
Boys and girls named Rayyan, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 147 | #1,320 | 8 | #11,888 |
| 2023 | 147 | #1,305 | 18 | #6,605 |
| 2022 | 156 | #1,252 | 14 | #7,944 |
| 2021 | 129 | #1,421 | 8 | #11,956 |
| 2020 | 128 | #1,375 | 11 | #9,407 |
| 2019 | 146 | #1,280 | 13 | #8,507 |
| 2018 | 143 | #1,289 | 8 | #12,255 |
| 2017 | 190 | #1,054 | 25 | #5,301 |
| 2016 | 187 | #1,062 | 16 | #7,528 |
| 2015 | 198 | #1,028 | 21 | #6,199 |
| 2014 | 186 | #1,063 | 12 | #9,425 |
| 2013 | 144 | #1,237 | 13 | #8,941 |
| 2012 | 162 | #1,134 | 6 | #16,426 |
| 2011 | 124 | #1,361 | 7 | #14,516 |
| 2010 | 121 | #1,388 | 8 | #13,197 |
| 2009 | 114 | #1,465 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 125 | #1,372 | 5 | #19,806 |
| 2007 | 103 | #1,533 | 10 | #11,447 |
| 2006 | 59 | #2,201 | 9 | #12,205 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,159 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 71 | #1,780 | 8 | #12,486 |
| 2003 | 56 | #2,051 | 9 | #11,130 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,536 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,210 | 5 | #17,335 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,727 | 8 | #11,544 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,711 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,719 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #10,203 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rayyan reached #1,028 in 2015. As a girl name, it reached #5,301 in 2017. 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 Rayyan
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.