Unisex name · since 1973
Rayan
8,895 babies named Rayan in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,295 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #588 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,895
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
8,895 babies have been named Rayan since 1973, making it today's #588 unisex name.
Rayan has 8,895 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #588 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #1,295 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #588 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,895 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayan ranks #1,295 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #588 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,895 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,295 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #588 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,895
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rayan's 8,895 recorded births place it above 97.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rayan compares
8,895 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Rayan's all-time total is 24x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,895 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 518 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rayan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rayan splits its recorded history at 2001: 95% of all births land in the more recent half, 5% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 518 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rayan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 518
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Rayan popularity over time - girls
1,058 total births recorded since 1988 (Rayan as girls' name)
Rayan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,216 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Rayan's strongest decade.
4,216 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Rayan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 135
1980s
135 births
- 1990s 268
1990s
268 births
- 2000s 1,444
2000s
1,444 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,216 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,804 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,216 births (47% of all-time use).
How Rayan 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 Rayan's total volume
Rayan by state
Where Rayan concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,204 | 13.5% |
| #2 | California | | 1,136 | 12.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 769 | 8.6% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 518 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 501 | 5.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 492 | 5.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 490 | 5.5% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 326 | 3.7% |
1,204 of 8,895 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Rayan appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rayan's data
- Rayan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,216 total births) through the 2020s (2,804) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Rayans (1,204 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 Rayan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Rayan 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.