Is Rehan a name from the Qur'an?

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

Is Rehan a boy or a girl name?

Rehan is traditionally a boy's name.

Where does the name Rehan come from?

Rehan is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters R-W-Ḥ. Common Pakistani masculine name.

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رَيْحَان

Rehan

RAY-haan

“Sweet basil; fragrant herb.”

About Rehan

Rehan is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "sweet basil; fragrant herb", an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

From the Arabic root ر-و-ح. Refers to fragrant aromatic herbs, especially sweet basil. Mentioned in the Qur'an among the bounties of paradise (Surah 56).

Common Pakistani masculine name.

Spellings of Rehan

رَيْحَان 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
Rehanthe spelling used on this page	27	115
Rayhan	16	165

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).

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic · Urdu

Gender

Boy

Root letters

ر و حR-W-Ḥ

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

How to say it

RAY·haan

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Common questions about Rehan

What does the name Rehan mean?: Rehan (رَيْحَان) means "Sweet basil; fragrant herb". From the Arabic root ر-و-ح. Refers to fragrant aromatic herbs, especially sweet basil. Mentioned in the Qur'an among the bounties of paradise (Surah 56).
Is Rehan a name from the Qur'an?: Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Rehan is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
Is Rehan a boy or a girl name?: Rehan is traditionally a boy's name.
Where does the name Rehan come from?: Rehan is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters R-W-Ḥ. Common Pakistani masculine name.

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