Rayhan
Reyhan or Rayḥānī is one of the six canonical scripts of Perso-Arabic calligraphy. The word Reyhan means basil in Arabic and Persian. Reyhan is considered a finer variant of Muhaqqaq script, likened to flowers and leaves of basil.
Meaning & Origin of Rayhan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Reyhan or Rayḥānī is one of the six canonical scripts of Perso-Arabic calligraphy. The word Reyhan means basil in Arabic and Persian. Reyhan is considered a finer variant of Muhaqqaq script, likened to flowers and leaves of basil.
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The Story of Rayhan
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Rayhan as a girl name dates back to 2016, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Rayhan — #7,280 in the national rankings. About 83% of every Rayhan on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Rayhan ranks #8,562 for girls with 11 births, rising sharply (+78% over the past five years). All told, over 89 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Rayhan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2011: 59 births, good for #2,203 nationwide. About 40% of every Rayhan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Rayhan ranks #3,524 for boys with 33 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). All told, over 897 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Rayhan
Rayhan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 897 births in the dataset. Rayhan's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #2,203. Use the chart and map above to compare Rayhan'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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