Reyhan
Sweet basil plant, a fragrant herb often used in Turkish cuisine.
Name Census estimates that about 230 living Americans carry the first name Reyhan. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 57.8% of registrations being male. The average person named Reyhan today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Reyhan births was 2023 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Reyhan. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Reyhan with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
230
~ 1 in 1,490,236 Americans
Peak year
2023
24 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,854
Tracked since 1999
Census
Reyhan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 396 people with the first name Reyhan, which placed it at #24,370 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,370
National first-name rank
People counted
396
396 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
55.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Reyhan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Reyhan is White at 55.3%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (23.2%) and Black (8.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Reyhan described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Reyhan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White55.3% · 219
- Asian and Pacific Islander23.2% · 92
- Black or African American8.8% · 35
- Two or more races7.1% · 28
- Hispanic or Latino5.6% · 22
Gender
Gender distribution for Reyhan
Reyhan is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 232 total registrations, 134 (57.8%) were male and 98 (42.2%) were female.
Reyhan as a male name
- Ranked #13,757 in 2024
- 5 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1999 (9 births)
Reyhan as a female name
- Ranked #7,854 in 2024
- 14 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2022 (22 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Reyhan on both sides of the split. Of the 397 people counted with this name, 168 were male (42.3%) and 229 were female (57.7%).
Popularity
Reyhan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Reyhan from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 84 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Reyhan by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Reyhan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Reyhans live
Origin
Meaning and history of Reyhan
The name Reyhan is of Arabic origin, derived from the word "rayhan" which means "sweet basil" or "fragrant plant." It is a unisex name, although more commonly given to girls. The name has its roots in the ancient Middle Eastern and North African regions, where the basil plant held significant cultural and religious symbolism.
In Islamic tradition, the Prophet Muhammad is said to have praised the fragrance of basil, leading to its association with purity and reverence. The name Reyhan may have been bestowed upon children in hopes of imbuing them with qualities of sweetness, purity, and a pleasing nature, akin to the beloved aromatic herb.
The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the medieval Islamic world, where it was borne by scholars, poets, and other notable figures. One such individual was Reyhan al-Dimashqi, a 12th-century mathematician and astronomer from Damascus, renowned for his contributions to the fields of trigonometry and spherical geometry.
Another historical figure bearing the name was Reyhan al-Andalusi, a 13th-century poet and philosopher from Andalusia, known for his poetic works and philosophical treatises on mysticism and Sufism.
In the 15th century, Reyhan Bey was a prominent Ottoman statesman and military commander, who served as the Grand Vizier under Sultan Mehmed II, the conqueror of Constantinople.
Fast-forwarding to the 19th century, Reyhan Hanim was a renowned Ottoman calligrapher and artist, celebrated for her intricate calligraphic works and contributions to the preservation of traditional Islamic art.
In more recent times, Reyhan Yalçındağ was a Turkish writer and journalist born in 1920, whose works explored themes of social injustice and women's rights in Turkey.
While the name Reyhan has diverse cultural and historical roots, it continues to be used across various regions, carrying with it the essence of fragrance, purity, and cultural significance.
People
Reyhan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Reyhan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Reyhan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reyhan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 230 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Reyhan going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,490,236 US residents.
Is Reyhan a common name?
We classify Reyhan as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 232 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Reyhan most popular?
The single biggest year for Reyhan was 2023, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Reyhan is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Reyhan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 396 people with the name Reyhan, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,370 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Reyhan in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Reyhan?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Reyhan on both sides of the split. Of the 397 people counted with this name, 168 were male (42.3%) and 229 were female (57.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Reyhan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Reyhan is White at 55.3%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (23.2%) and Black (8.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Reyhan most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Reyhan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 55.3% (219 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Reyhan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Reyhan a male name?
Yes, 57.8% of people registered as Reyhan in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Reyhan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Reyhan in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Reyhan can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Reyhan as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Reyhan on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.