Unisex name · since 2000
Rayaan
Rayaan has 1,094 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,846 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,253 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,094
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rayaan is the #2253 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,094 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayaan has been recorded 1,094 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #2253 nationally and more common than 84% 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 2000 to 2025.
- #4,846 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,253 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,094 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayaan ranks #4,846 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,253 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,094 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,846 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,253 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,094
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rayaan's 1,094 recorded births place it above 89.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rayaan compares
1,094 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Rayaan's all-time total is 196% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayaan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,094 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rayaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rayaan's full recorded timeline at 2013, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 78 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rayaan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Rayaan popularity over time - girls
192 total births recorded since 2007 (Rayaan as girls' name)
Rayaan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (496 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Rayaan's strongest decade.
496 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Rayaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
200 births
- 2010s
2010s
496 births
- 2020s
2020s
398 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 496 births (45% of all-time use).
How Rayaan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rayaan's total volume
Rayaan by state
Where Rayaan concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 114 | 10.4% |
| #2 | California | | 102 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 95 | 8.7% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 40 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 37 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 28 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 21 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
114 of 1,094 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Rayaan appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rayaan's data
- Rayaan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (496 total births) through the 2020s (398) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Rayaans (114 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 Rayaan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Rayaan 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.