Rayen
Rayen is a city in, and the capital of, Rayen District of Kerman County, Kerman province, Iran.
Meaning & Origin of Rayen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rayen is a city in, and the capital of, Rayen District of Kerman County, Kerman province, Iran.
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The Story of Rayen
As a girl name
Rayen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2004, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2015: 15 births, good for #7,612 nationwide. About 54% of every Rayen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Rayen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 167 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Rayen as a boy name dates back to 1993, when 5 babies received it. 2006 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Rayen — #6,460 in the national rankings. About 49% of every Rayen on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Rayen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 115 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Rayen
Rayen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 167 births in the dataset. Rayen's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #7,612. Use the chart and map above to compare Rayen'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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