US rank #3171 Boys' name Peak 2008 1,421 births

Rehan — #3171 US boys' name

1,421 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.

1970s321980s751990s1142000s3822010s6172020s201
#3171
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Rehan was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

81 babies were named Rehan in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rehan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,421 babies named Rehan between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rehan currently holds the #3171 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 81 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rehan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 617 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rehan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 265 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Rehan in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rehan 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 1,421 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.

Rehan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,421

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2008

81 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,171

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rehan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
81
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
020406080100 20242017201020031996198919811974 6

Rehan popularity over time — girls

21 total births recorded since 2010 (Rehan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 21 births
5.566.577.588.5 202120172010 6

Rehan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
617 births that decade — 43% of Rehan's all-time total
1970s321980s751990s1142000s3822010s6172020s201

Rehan by state

Where Rehan concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rehan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
265 18.6%
#2 California
106 7.5%
#3 Texas
65 4.6%
#4 New Jersey
54 3.8%
#5 Illinois
30 2.1%
#6 Virginia
17 1.2%
#7 Georgia
11 0.8%
#8 Pennsylvania
7 0.5%
New York share of Rehan's total US births 18.6%
Even split

265 of 1,421 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Rehan appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rehan?
1,421 babies have been named Rehan since 1974. It currently ranks #3171 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 81 births.
When was Rehan most popular?
Rehan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 617 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Rehan most popular?
The top states for the name Rehan are New York (265 births), California (106 births), Texas (65 births).
How long has the name Rehan been used?
Rehan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rehan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rehaan, Rehman, Rehansh, Rehmat, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1974–2024 (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.