Unisex name · since 1996
Rayyan
Rayyan has 3,221 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,412 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,010 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,221
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rayyan is the #1010 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,221 recorded since 1996.
Rayyan has 3,221 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1010 as of the latest data, more common than 93% 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 1996 to 2025.
- #2,412 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,010 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,221 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayyan ranks #2,412 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,010 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,221 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,412 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,010 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,221
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rayyan's 3,221 recorded births place it above 94.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rayyan compares
3,221 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Rayyan's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayyan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,221 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 224 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rayyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rayyan's full recorded timeline at 2011, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 224 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rayyan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 224
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Rayyan popularity over time - girls
250 total births recorded since 2000 (Rayyan as girls' name)
Rayyan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,601 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Rayyan's strongest decade.
1,601 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Rayyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
660 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,601 births
- 2020s
2020s
931 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,601 births (50% of all-time use).
How Rayyan 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 Rayyan's total volume
Rayyan by state
Where Rayyan concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 476 | 14.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 398 | 12.4% |
| #3 | California | | 356 | 11.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 294 | 9.1% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 181 | 5.6% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 152 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 109 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 81 | 2.5% |
476 of 3,221 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Rayyan appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rayyan's data
- Rayyan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,601 total births) through the 2020s (931) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Rayyans (476 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 Rayyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Rayyan 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.