Boys' name · since 1999
Raiyan
Raiyan has 373 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,415 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,214 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 373
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
373 babies have been named Raiyan since 1999, making it today's #4214 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Raiyan recorded 373 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #4214 nationally today, ahead of 70% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #9,415 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,214 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 373 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raiyan ranks #9,415 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,214 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 373 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,415 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,214 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 373
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raiyan's 373 recorded births place it above 79.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Raiyan compares
373 Top 50% higher than 50% of 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
Raiyan's all-time total is 1% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raiyan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 373 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Raiyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raiyan's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raiyan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Raiyan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (156 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Raiyan's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Raiyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
125 births
- 2010s
2010s
156 births
- 2020s
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 156 births (42% of all-time use).
Raiyan by state
Where Raiyan concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 69 | 18.5% |
69 of 373 births nationwide.
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What to do with Raiyan's data
- Raiyan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (156 total births) through the 2020s (87) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Raiyans (69 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Raiyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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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, 1999–2025 (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 Raiyan 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.