Rayyan
Al Rayyan is the third-largest municipality in Qatar. Its primary settlement is the city of the same name, which occupies the entire eastern section and is a part of the Doha Metropolitan Area. The vast expanse of mostly undeveloped lands in the south-west also falls under the municipality's administration.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Rayyan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Al Rayyan is the third-largest municipality in Qatar. Its primary settlement is the city of the same name, which occupies the entire eastern section and is a part of the Doha Metropolitan Area. The vast expanse of mostly undeveloped lands in the south-west also falls under the municipality's administration.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
Etymology
Origin & history
The Story of Rayyan
As a girl name
American parents first put Rayyan on the record books as a girl name in 2000, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 25 Rayyans were born — ranking #5,189 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 48% of all recorded Rayyans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #8,239 among girl names with 12 births, holding steady (-2%). In total, more than 266 Rayyans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Rayyan as a boy name dates back to 1996, when 5 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 198 newborns named Rayyan — #1,023 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 48% of all recorded Rayyans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,272 among boy names with 156 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 3K Rayyans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Rayyan
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About the name Rayyan
Rayyan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Rayyan's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #1,023. Use the chart and map above to compare Rayyan'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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