NameTides

Rayan

Rayan was the #588 boys' name in the US in 2025 (499 babies), and #178 in England & Wales and #126 in Canada.

Rayan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Rayan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandUS
Rayan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#588 (499)#178 (291)#253 (16)—#272 (16)#126 (247)
2024#578 (493)#188 (267)#278 (14)—#302 (13)#142 (226)
2023#561 (518)#191 (260)#341 (10)—#268 (16)#133 (229)
2022#627 (445)#197 (260)#363 (9)#352 (4)#349 (12)#178 (195)
2021#665 (407)#205 (264)#437 (7)—#336 (12)#195 (189)
2020#617 (442)#188 (275)#305 (12)—#342 (12)#193 (182)
2019#562 (497)#190 (275)#431 (7)#365 (4)#466 (7)#159 (233)
2018#563 (489)#190 (280)#704 (3)#365 (4)#291 (15)#160 (235)
2017#574 (476)#186 (291)#333 (11)—#263 (18)#163 (227)
2016#561 (513)#175 (326)#331 (11)—#412 (8)#164 (229)
2015#584 (476)#184 (310)#320 (11)—#459 (7)#154 (247)
2014#608 (440)#221 (257)#439 (7)—#364 (11)#191 (203)
2013#673 (359)#228 (229)#590 (4)—#404 (9)#175 (205)
2012#656 (362)#232 (223)#337 (10)—#430 (8)#178 (198)
2011#734 (309)#252 (192)#544 (4)—#490 (6)#190 (186)

Rayan as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Rayan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Rayan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#4,067 (35)#2,788 (9)—#1,768 (13)
2024#5,799 (21)#1,895 (15)#790 (3)#2,685 (7)
2023#5,960 (20)#2,504 (10)—#2,027 (10)
2022#3,536 (44)#1,767 (16)—#1,550 (14)
2021#4,167 (34)#2,711 (9)—#1,522 (15)
2020#4,358 (31)#1,352 (23)—#1,359 (17)
2019#2,923 (56)#2,286 (11)—#1,600 (14)
2018#3,050 (53)#1,586 (19)—#1,996 (10)
2017#3,091 (52)#1,681 (18)—#1,784 (12)
2016#3,010 (55)#1,472 (22)—#1,906 (11)
2015#2,846 (61)#1,168 (29)—#2,599 (7)
2014#3,112 (53)#1,204 (28)—#2,617 (7)
2013#3,465 (45)#1,098 (32)——
2012#3,213 (51)#1,210 (27)—#1,531 (15)
2011#3,781 (40)#858 (42)—#1,672 (13)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #561.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1973.
  • In 2025, 7% of US babies named Rayan were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 3,400 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 3,400uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 930common
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 640common
USGirls2025about 1 in 45,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 28,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Rayan is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,100 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 2,700 to 1 in 3,600.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rayan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #570WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #529WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #807MNIllinois: #316ILMichigan: #540MINew York: #367NYMassachusetts: #378MAOregon: #604ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #571IAIndiana: #545INOhio: #500OHPennsylvania: #631PANew Jersey: #363NJConnecticut: #498CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #448CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #501CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #869MOKentucky: #708KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #296VAMaryland: #389MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #539NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: #139DCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #672LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,096GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #612TXFlorida: #585FL
Rayan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#6999
Ontario2024#15487

Rayan (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RayanCanadaGirls#1,76813
RayanCanadaBoys#126247
RayanEngland & WalesGirls#2,7889
RayanEngland & WalesBoys#178291
RayanIrelandBoys#27216
RayanNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
RayanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RayanScotlandGirls—too few
RayanScotlandBoys#25316
RayanUSGirls#4,06735
RayanUSBoys#588499