Rayan

Meaning and origin of Rayan

Popularity of Rayan in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2010.
• Over recent years, Rayan has been falling (−5.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Rayan every 2.8 schools, all spellings combined.

Rayan in English-speaking countries

Rayan ranks 168^th in Ontario (Canada), 185^th in England and Wales and 280^th in Ireland, against 61^st in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  168^th boys’ name241 babies in 3 years1 boy in 705+0.3% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  185^th boys’ name818 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,010+1.6% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  337^th boys’ name32 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,392

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  284^th boys’ name40 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,498

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  280^th boys’ name45 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,596

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  394^th boys’ name27 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,824

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  583^rd boys’ name1,510 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,405+1.9% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Rayyan70
• Rayann (in French)55
• Raiyan (in French)25
• Rayaan15
• Raian10
• Rahyan5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Rayan

• Amir
• Kaïs
• Naïm
• Ali
• Issa
• Anas
• Imran
• Naël
• Ilyes
• Ayoub
• Moussa
• Haroun

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin
• 60^thTop 100 French boy names