Recorded 1915–1988 Boys' name Peak 1938 286 births

Rabon — boys' name

286 babies named Rabon in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s261920s201930s1131940s801950s181960s181970s61980s5
1930s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Rabon was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

32 babies were named Rabon in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rabon

The Social Security Administration has registered 286 babies named Rabon between 1915 and 1988, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rabon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rabon performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Rabon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Rabon in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rabon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 286 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rabon at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

286

Since 1915

74 years of records

Peak year

1938

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1915

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 1988

Rabon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1915

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1938)
32
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
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Rabon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
113 births that decade — 40% of Rabon's all-time total
1910s261920s201930s1131940s801950s181960s181970s61980s5

Rabon by state

Where Rabon concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Rabon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
16 5.6%
#2 Tennessee
12 4.2%
#3 Georgia
11 3.8%
#4 Kentucky
11 3.8%
#5 Alabama
5 1.7%
North Carolina share of Rabon's total US births 5.6%
Even split

16 of 286 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rabon?
286 babies have been named Rabon since 1915. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1938 with 32 births.
When was Rabon most popular?
Rabon was most popular in the 1930s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
Where is Rabon most popular?
The top states for the name Rabon are North Carolina (16 births), Tennessee (12 births), Georgia (11 births).
How long has the name Rabon been used?
Rabon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 74 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Rabon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raburn, Rabih, Rabun, Raby, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.