Rayan

Rayan

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 15% girls / 85% boys

Origin: Arabic

Meaning

Rayan, also spelt Rayyan, Rayyaan, Rayaan, Raian, Rayen, or Ryan is generally a male given name of Persian origin a male and female given name of Islamic/Arabic origin, meaning "luxuriant," "well-watered" or "satiated" in Arabic, while meaning "smart", "wise" or "thinker" in the Persian language.

From Wikipedia

Rayan first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 326 babies (rank #176 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Rayan

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

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.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.

3,041

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

326

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	4	#2,728
1997	5	#2,258
1998	8	#1,602
1999	17	#937
2000	14	#1,083
2001	20	#867
2002	22	#841
2003	27	#782
2004	51	#518
2005	68	#428
2006	110	#318
2007	145	#278
2008	157	#274
2009	215	#213
2010	178	#264
2011	192	#252
2012	223	#232
2013	229	#228
2014	257	#221
2015	310	#184
2016	326	#176

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#2,728

1997

#2,258

1998

#1,602

1999

#937

2000

#1,083

2001

#867

2002

#841

2003

#782

2004

#518

2005

#428

2006

110

#318

2007

145

#278

2008

157

#274

2009

215

#213

2010

178

#264

2011

192

#252

2012

223

#232

2013

229

#228

2014

257

#221

2015

310

#184

2016

326

#176

Meaning

Numerology of Rayan

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Rayan

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Year-by-Year Detail