Raygan
Sanjabid-e Rayegan is a village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Harsin County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 208, in 46 families.
Meaning & Origin of Raygan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sanjabid-e Rayegan is a village in Howmeh Rural District, in the Central District of Harsin County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 208, in 46 families.
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The Story of Raygan
Raygan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1974, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 63 Raygans were born — ranking #2,831 that year. As of 2026, Raygan ranks #9,983 for baby girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-60%). In total, more than 1K Raygans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Raygan
Raygan is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Raygan's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #2,831. Use the chart and map above to compare Raygan'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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