Rayaan

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 20% girls / 80% boys

Rayaan first appears in the data in 1998 and has been recorded in 17 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 89 babies (rank #458 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Rayaan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Rayaan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

878

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1998	3	#3,579
2001	5	#2,486
2002	10	#1,494
2003	12	#1,387
2004	15	#1,265
2005	15	#1,354
2006	43	#649
2007	47	#625
2008	45	#677
2009	58	#573
2010	53	#621
2011	64	#554
2012	69	#534
2013	55	#627
2014	55	#628
2015	61	#611
2016	89	#458