Boys' name · since 1974
Rehan
1,460 babies named Rehan in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,024 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,101 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,460
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rehan currently ranks #3101 among boys' names in America, with 1,460 babies recorded since 1974.
Rehan has 1,460 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3101 as of the latest data, more common than 78% 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 1974 to 2025.
- #4,024 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,101 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,460 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rehan ranks #4,024 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,101 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,460 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,024 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,101 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,460
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rehan's 1,460 recorded births place it above 91.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rehan compares
1,460 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Rehan's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rehan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,460 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 81 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rehan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rehan splits its recorded history at 2001: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 81 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rehan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 81
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Rehan popularity over time - girls
28 total births recorded since 2010 (Rehan as girls' name)
Rehan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (617 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Rehan's strongest decade.
617 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Rehan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 75
1980s
75 births
- 1990s 114
1990s
114 births
- 2000s
2000s
382 births
- 2010s
2010s
617 births
- 2020s 240
2020s
240 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 617 births (42% of all-time use).
How Rehan 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 Rehan's total volume
Rehan by state
Where Rehan concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 265 | 18.2% |
| #2 | California | | 115 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 65 | 4.5% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 54 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 30 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.5% |
265 of 1,460 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Rehan appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- Rehan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (617 total births) through the 2020s (240) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Rehans (265 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 Rehan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Rehan 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.