girls:
179 births since 2007
#5537 (3rd percentile)
boys:
967 births since 2000
#3625 (21st percentile)
overall:
1.1k births since 2000
#6594 (15th percentile)
The name Rayaan is the #6,594 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,146 recorded births since 2000. This represents the 14.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 14.8% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,625 (20.9% percentile) for all time with 967 births since 2000. For girls, it ranks #5,537 (3.1% percentile) for all time with 179 births since 2007.
Rayaan first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2000 (2000 for boys and 2007 for girls).
The name Rayaan has been given predominantly to boys, with 84.4% of all recorded births being male. In 2023, 92.3% of babies named Rayaan were boys.
For boys, Rayaan reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 7.9% percentile (ranked #851) with 42 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 42 births per million (ranked 7.9% percentile). Despite a peak around 2016, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for boys. Currently, Rayaan ranks #844 for boys (7.4% percentile) with 39 births per million, which is 94.4% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Rayaan reached its peak popularity in 2015, achieving the 1.9% percentile (ranked #942) with 12 births per million. The name was most common in 2015, with 12 births per million (ranked 1.9% percentile). Despite a low point in 2020, the name has seen a recent decline in popularity for girls. Currently, Rayaan ranks #946 for girls (0.1% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 29.1% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Rayaan".
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Our model has identified 7 different pronunciations for the name Rayaan. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 44.4% confident that Rayaan is pronounced as rah-YAHN, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is RAY-uhn, at 13.9% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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