Baby name
REVIVING
🇦🇷 🇩🇪 Rayen
/rah · YEN/
Meaning
“Flower”
Mapuche name from the indigenous people of Chile and Argentina, meaning flower; rare outside South America but carries genuine pre-Columbian heritage that makes it stand apart from most Spanish-region names.
Nicknames
ray
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Niche but culturally resonant in Chile; aging well because indigenous heritage names are gaining appreciation.
The cultural moment.
Used in Chile and western Argentina since the late 20th century; interest growing alongside broader Mapuche cultural revival since the 2000s.