Arran vs Rayhan
Arran and Rayhancompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Arran was ranked #51 and Rayhan #535 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Arran was ranked #1025 and Rayhan #1758 among boys in England and Wales.
Arran and Rayhan over time
Arran and Rayhan appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Arran held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rayhan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Arran reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rayhan in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Arran and Rayhan changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1025 and #1758.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Arran held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Rayhan in 7.
Highest recorded here: Arran #207 in 1997, Rayhan #356 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arran #1025, Rayhan #1758.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Arran | Rayhan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #51 (2024) | Scotland · Boys #535 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arran and Rayhan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT.
How each name got here
Arran
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #292 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1025 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Rayhan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1104 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #356 among boys in England and Wales, in 2007 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys