Spellings

Rayan or Rayyan?

In the US in 2025, 60% of babies in this name family were spelled Rayan and 27% Rayyan. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Rayan already led in 2015, with 58% of the family's births; it has 59% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 814 to 849 births, almost unchanged.

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Rayan476499+5%
Rayyan198224+13%
Rayaan5763+11%
Reyan4042+5%
Rayann2816−43%
Rayen155−67%

How they sound

  • Rayan /raɪˈæn/ (ry-AN)
  • Rayyan /reɪˈjɑn/ (ray-YAHN)
  • Rayaan /raɪˈɑn/ (rye-AHN)
  • Reyan /ˈreɪən/ (RAY-un)
  • Rayann /ʁa.ˈjan/ (ra-YAN)
  • Rayen /ʁa.ˈjɛn/ (rah-YEN)

In France

In France in 2025: Rayan 945 births (#58 among boys), Rayyan 30 births, Rayaan 5 births, Reyan 10 births, Rayann 10 births and Rayen 30 births.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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