Raayan
Raayan is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action crime thriller film written and directed by Dhanush. Produced by Kalanithi Maran's Sun Pictures, the film stars Dhanush in the titular role, alongside Dushara Vijayan, S. J. Suryah, Sundeep Kishan, Kalidas Jayaram, Selvaraghavan, Prakash Raj, Aparna Balamurali, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Saravanan, Dileepan and Divya Pillai.
Meaning & Origin of Raayan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Raayan is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action crime thriller film written and directed by Dhanush. Produced by Kalanithi Maran's Sun Pictures, the film stars Dhanush in the titular role, alongside Dushara Vijayan, S. J. Suryah, Sundeep Kishan, Kalidas Jayaram, Selvaraghavan, Prakash Raj, Aparna Balamurali, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Saravanan, Dileepan and Divya Pillai.
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The Story of Raayan
The earliest SSA record of Raayan as a baby boy name dates back to 2011, when 5 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Raayan — #7,170 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Raayans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 56 Raayans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Raayan
Raayan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 56 births in the dataset. Raayan's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #7,170. Use the chart and map above to compare Raayan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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