Razan
Girl name · #2763 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 62 baby girls were named Razan, placing it at #2763 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2846, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 29,032 girls born in 2025 was named Razan.
The 42-year story
Razan first appears in the Social Security records in 1983, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 87 babies and a rank of #2178. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Razan per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Razan in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Razan is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Razan will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Razan is most common
State-level data for Razan is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Razan
Statistically, parents drawn to Razan tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Rawan, Afnan, Bayan, Roisin, and Rhyan.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Razan | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | #2751 |
| 2024 | 87 | #2178 |
| 2023 | 64 | #2704 |
| 2022 | 66 | #2639 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2892 |
| 2020 | 54 | #2966 |
| 2019 | 72 | #2451 |
| 2018 | 79 | #2302 |
| 2017 | 55 | #2964 |
| 2016 | 63 | #2739 |
| 2015 | 61 | #2846 |
| 2014 | 39 | #3848 |
| 2013 | 35 | #4156 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4707 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5728 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6182 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7341 |
| 2008 | 27 | #5279 |
| 2007 | 26 | #5377 |
| 2006 | 26 | #5233 |
| 2005 | 25 | #5113 |
| 2004 | 28 | #4707 |
| 2003 | 26 | #4804 |
| 2002 | 23 | #5086 |
| 2001 | 26 | #4564 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Razan a popular girl name?
Razan ranked #2763 among girls in 2025 with 62 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2846.
When was the name Razan most popular?
Razan peaked in 2024, when 87 American girls received the name (ranked #2178 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Razan?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 29,032 newborn American girls was named Razan. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.