Is Rayyan a boy or girl name?

Rayyan is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,471 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 7.2% were girls and 92.8% were boys.

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Rayyan

Recorded 1996–2025 · United States

Rayyan was most popular in 2025, when 232 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,013 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,013, with 232 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,471 people named Rayyan.

Rayyan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rayyan’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rayyan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rayyan is mostly a boy’s name — 7.2% of the 3,471 Americans given it were girls and 92.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 7% girls and 93% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Rayyan

Where Rayyan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org