NameTides

Rayyan

Rayyan was the #1,008 boys' name in the US in 2025 (224 babies), and #195 in England & Wales and #381 in Canada.

Rayyan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Rayyan 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.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaScotlandIrelandUS
Rayyan 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.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,008 (224)#195 (261)#441 (7)—#468 (7)#381 (85)
2024#1,318 (147)#226 (219)#404 (8)—#430 (8)#404 (80)
2023#1,300 (147)#244 (195)#435 (7)—#660 (4)#358 (84)
2022#1,250 (156)#235 (205)#425 (7)—#657 (4)#554 (49)
2021#1,419 (129)#283 (165)#477 (6)—#498 (6)#462 (63)
2020#1,374 (128)#228 (213)#476 (6)—#637 (4)#507 (52)
2019#1,277 (146)#279 (175)#394 (8)—#466 (7)#511 (55)
2018#1,282 (143)#292 (167)#595 (4)—#635 (4)#467 (59)
2017#1,052 (190)#230 (235)#442 (7)—#547 (5)#424 (69)
2016#1,055 (187)#231 (244)#486 (6)—#541 (5)#402 (75)
2015#1,023 (198)#214 (265)#295 (13)—#503 (6)#458 (63)
2014#1,062 (186)#204 (283)#336 (11)#398 (3)#550 (5)#424 (70)
2013#1,235 (144)#197 (282)#316 (12)——#535 (50)
2012#1,130 (162)#199 (276)#282 (13)——#438 (63)
2011#1,359 (124)#220 (224)#325 (11)—#387 (10)#395 (72)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,008.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1996.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,600 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 7,600uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 1,000uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 3,400uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 1,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Rayyan is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,900 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 5,900 to 1 in 10,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rayyan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #677ILMichigan: #641MINew York: #434NYMassachusetts: #789MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #855OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #523NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #884CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #727VAMaryland: #634MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #927AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,144NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #845TXFlorida: #1,256FL
Rayyan (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
Ontario2024#24158
Quebec2025#6236

Rayyan (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
RayyanCanadaGirls#3,4785
RayyanCanadaBoys#38185
RayyanEngland & WalesGirls#3,7056
RayyanEngland & WalesBoys#195261
RayyanIrelandBoys#4687
RayyanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RayyanScotlandBoys#4417
RayyanUSGirls#10,9178
RayyanUSBoys#1,008224