Rayyan

Meaning and origin of Rayyan

Popularity of Rayyan in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2006.
• Over recent years, Rayyan has been rising (+5.7% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Rayyan every 2.8 schools, all spellings combined.

Rayyan in English-speaking countries

Rayyan ranks 219^th in England and Wales and 272^nd in Ontario (Canada), against 1,456^th in France.

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  219^th boys’ name675 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,224+5.9% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  272^nd boys’ name138 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,231+4.5% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  438^th boys’ name22 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,724

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  496^th boys’ name19 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,780

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

  843^rd boys’ name5 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,907

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,193^rd boys’ name518 babies in 3 years1 boy in 9,926+5.2% a year

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

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

Same sound, other spellings

• Rayan3,025
• 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 Rayyan

• Raheem
• Mustapha
• Saliou
• Zinedine
• Mamadi
• Alseny
• Yamen
• Anouar
• Yussuf
• Ahmadou
• Safouane
• Yazen

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin