Unisex name · since 1998
Raihan
Raihan has 289 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,799 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,586 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 289
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Raihan is the #8586 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 289 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raihan has been recorded 289 times among boys since 1998, currently ranked #8586 nationally and more common than 38% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #10,799 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,586 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 289 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raihan ranks #10,799 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,586 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 289 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,799 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,586 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 289
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raihan's 289 recorded births place it above 76.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Raihan compares
289 45th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Raihan's all-time total is 22% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raihan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 289 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Raihan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raihan splits its recorded history at 2014: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raihan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Raihan popularity over time - girls
25 total births recorded since 2022 (Raihan as girls' name)
Raihan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (144 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Raihan's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Raihan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s
2010s
144 births
- 2020s
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 144 births (50% of all-time use).
Raihan by state
Where Raihan concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 24 | 8.3% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
24 of 289 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Raihan's data
- Raihan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (144 total births) through the 2020s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Raihans (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raihan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Raihan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.