Rakan

Meaning of Rakan

Rakan, a masculine given name of Arabic provenance, is articulated in Modern Standard Arabic as /rɑːˈkɑːn/ and stems from the triliteral root R-K-N, which semantically encompasses notions of steadiness, dignity and steadfastness. An examination of data compiled by the U.S. Social Security Administration indicates that Rakan first appeared sporadically in national birth records during the early 1980s—five occurrences in 1981, yielding a rank of 681—and subsequently underwent modest oscillations in both frequency and rank through the ensuing decades. After a period of relative dormancy, it reached its highest registered incidence in 2023 with 68 newborns (rank 861), before experiencing a slight diminution to 50 occurrences in 2024 (rank 874). In Arabic cultural discourse, the name is analytically associated with chivalric integrity and intellectual rectitude, qualities that have gradually attracted adoption within Anglo-American contexts seeking names of technical precision and noble resonance.

Pronunciation

Arabic

• Pronunced as rah-KAHN (/rɑːˈkɑːn/)

• Rami
• Rashaad
• Rayan
• Raza
• Rizwan