Raihan
Raihan is a Malaysian nasheed group, originally composed of five members, that became popular in Malaysia with the release of their debut album Puji-Pujian in October 1996. The group's original line-up comprised Nazrey Johani, Che Amran Idris, Abu Bakar Md Yatim, Amran Ibrahim, and Azhari Ahmad as the leader.
Meaning & Origin of Raihan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Raihan is a Malaysian nasheed group, originally composed of five members, that became popular in Malaysia with the release of their debut album Puji-Pujian in October 1996. The group's original line-up comprised Nazrey Johani, Che Amran Idris, Abu Bakar Md Yatim, Amran Ibrahim, and Azhari Ahmad as the leader.
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The Story of Raihan
As a girl name
Raihan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2022, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 10 births, good for #9,608 nationwide. Raihan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 25 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Raihan on the record books as a boy name in 1998, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 20 Raihans were born — ranking #4,678 that year. About 47% of every Raihan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Raihan ranks #5,976 for boys with 15 births, gradually falling (-6%). All told, over 309 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Raihan
Raihan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 309 births in the dataset. Raihan's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #4,678. Use the chart and map above to compare Raihan'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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