Is Rayyan a name from the Qur'an?

Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Rayyan is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.

Is Rayyan a boy or a girl name?

Rayyan is a unisex name; it's given to both boys and girls across the Muslim world.

Where does the name Rayyan come from?

Rayyan is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-W-Y. Used for both genders; more commonly male.

A Name Story by Houdhoud

رَيَّان

Rayyan

RAY-yan

“Lush, watered, abundant.”

About Rayyan

Rayyan is a Muslim baby child's name meaning "lush, watered, abundant", an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

From the Arabic root ر-و-ي meaning 'to drink one's fill'. Ar-Rayyan is the name of a gate in paradise reserved for those who fast.

Used for both genders; more commonly male.

Spellings of Rayyan

رَيَّان is one name, written in Latin letters in more than one way. Every spelling below is the same name.

Spelling	Births in England and Wales, 2025	Births in France, 2016 to 2025
Rayyanthe spelling used on this page	267	170
Rayan	300	13,960

Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5). Counts include boys and girls.

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic

Gender

Either

Root letters

ر و يR-W-Y

In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning, and Rayyan is one such word.

How to say it

RAY·yan

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Common questions about Rayyan

What does the name Rayyan mean?: Rayyan (رَيَّان) means "Lush, watered, abundant". From the Arabic root ر-و-ي meaning 'to drink one's fill'. Ar-Rayyan is the name of a gate in paradise reserved for those who fast.
Is Rayyan a name from the Qur'an?: Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Rayyan is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
Is Rayyan a boy or a girl name?: Rayyan is a unisex name; it's given to both boys and girls across the Muslim world.
Where does the name Rayyan come from?: Rayyan is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-W-Y. Used for both genders; more commonly male.

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