Rayen

#16,723 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Flower

Rayen has been given to 287 babies in the U.S. since 2004. In 2025 it ranked #16,723 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2015, with 15 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 60% girls, 40% boys all-time.

Babies named Rayen, 2025

1 in 663,000

Rayen over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Rayen over time

In 2025, Rayen went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

19932025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Rayen: meaning, origin, and history

Flower

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Rayen means

Rayen means “flower”.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Rayen is used in Mapuche.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 172 girls were recorded with the name Rayen between 2004 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 15 in 2015; its best national rank was #7,907 in 2015.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #8,830 in 2020 to #16,723 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #7,907 in 2015 to #16,723 in 2025.

In the United States, 115 boys were recorded with the name Rayen between 1993 and 2022. Its highest annual count was 12 in 2006; its best national rank was #6,807 in 2006.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Rayen?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 663,000; 5 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only: 1 in 321,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025: #16,723; of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 459,581 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Rayen sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 459,581 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Rayen. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Rayens were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Rayen was born before 2015 — so the typical Rayen is around 10 today.

Median birth year: 2015; About 10 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 52.9% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 172; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 52.9% of all recorded uses (91).

Is Rayen rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: −3,569; Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago: −7,893; Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago: −8,816; Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago: 0.33×; Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak: 33.3%; Peak was 2015 (15)
Years since peak: 10; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 29.7% average annual change
Best rank ever: #7,907; 2015

Spellings of Rayen

Rayen is not the most common spelling — Karen is, with 67.6% against Rayen's 0.01%.

Karen67.6%987,989
Faye4.9%72,142
Raven3.1%44,920
Hayden2.3%33,424
Ryan1.9%27,624
Rae1.6%23,460
Haven1.6%22,889
Jayden1.5%22,071

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Rayen around the world

Where Rayen ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

France
1991–2006
#5,078
in 2006
South Australia
2013–2013
#818
in 2013

Popularity data from Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Rayen by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #16,723
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Down 7,893
Best rank ever: #7,907; 2015
Peak year: 2015; 15 that year
First recorded: 2004
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 172
Count in 2025: 5

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #6,807; 2006
Peak year: 2006; 12 that year
First recorded: 1993
Last recorded: 2022
All-time count: 115
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Rayen

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Rayvn Rayli Rayaan Raymie Rayley Rayyan Raylei Raynie Rhyen Raylah Raynah Rayni Rayya Rayhan Raylie Raysa Raylinn Rayhana Raynee Rayan Rayva Quyen Raylan Rayola

Sibling names for Rayen

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Abagail Shyann Halie Allyssa Sydni Sydnie Alysa

For a brother

Kale Caesar Brennen Hamilton Tobin Jerimiah Jorden Gavyn

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