Unisex name · since 1995
Rayhan
Rayhan has 850 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,698 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,319 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 850
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rayhan currently ranks #5319 among unisex names in America, with 850 babies recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayhan has been recorded 850 times among boys since 1995, currently ranked #5319 nationally and more common than 62% 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 1995 to 2025.
- #5,698 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,319 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 850 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayhan ranks #5,698 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,319 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 850 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,698 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,319 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 850
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rayhan's 850 recorded births place it above 87.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Rayhan compares
850 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Rayhan's all-time total is 130% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayhan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 850 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rayhan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rayhan's full recorded timeline at 2011, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 59 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rayhan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Rayhan popularity over time - girls
80 total births recorded since 2016 (Rayhan as girls' name)
Rayhan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (357 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Rayhan's strongest decade.
357 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Rayhan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
307 births
- 2010s
2010s
357 births
- 2020s
2020s
151 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 357 births (42% of all-time use).
How Rayhan 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 Rayhan's total volume
Rayhan by state
Where Rayhan concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 114 | 13.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 86 | 10.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 23 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
114 of 850 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Rayhan's data
- Rayhan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (357 total births) through the 2020s (151) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Rayhans (114 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Rayhan: 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 (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Rayhan 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.