US rank #2179 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,200 births

Razan — #2179 US girls' name

1,200 babies named Razan in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s261990s1212000s2462010s4782020s329
#2179
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 88% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Razan was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

87 babies were named Razan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Razan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,200 babies named Razan between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Razan currently holds the #2179 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 87 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Razan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 478 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Razan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 105 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Razan in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Razan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,200 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Razan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,200

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2024

87 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,179

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Razan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
87
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
020406080100 202420192014200920041999199419891983 5

Razan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
478 births that decade — 40% of Razan's all-time total
1980s261990s1212000s2462010s4782020s329

Razan by state

Where Razan concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Razan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
105 8.8%
#2 Michigan
73 6.1%
#3 California
57 4.8%
#4 North Carolina
28 2.3%
#5 Illinois
22 1.8%
#6 Florida
16 1.3%
#7 Ohio
6 0.5%
#8 Texas
6 0.5%
New York share of Razan's total US births 8.8%
Even split

105 of 1,200 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Razan appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Razan?
1,200 babies have been named Razan since 1983. It currently ranks #2179 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 87 births.
When was Razan most popular?
Razan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 478 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Razan most popular?
The top states for the name Razan are New York (105 births), Michigan (73 births), California (57 births).
How long has the name Razan been used?
Razan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Razan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raziya, Raziyah, Raziah, Razia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.