Recorded 1915–1953 Boys' name Peak 1921 23 births

Rabun — boys' name

23 babies named Rabun in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s71930s51950s5
1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Rabun was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

7 babies were named Rabun in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rabun

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Rabun between 1915 and 1953, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rabun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rabun performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rabun shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rabun in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rabun 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 23 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.

Rabun at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

23

Since 1915

39 years of records

Peak year

1921

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1915

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1953

Rabun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1915

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1921)
7
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1953193519211915 6

Rabun by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
7 births that decade — 30% of Rabun's all-time total
1910s61920s71930s51950s5

Rabun by state

Where Rabun concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rabun
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
12 52.2%
Georgia share of Rabun's total US births 52.2%

12 of 23 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rabun?
23 babies have been named Rabun since 1915. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1921 with 7 births.
When was Rabun most popular?
Rabun was most popular in the 1920s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Rabun most popular?
The top states for the name Rabun are Georgia (12 births).
How long has the name Rabun been used?
Rabun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 39 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Rabun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rabon, Raburn, Rabih, 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, 1915–1953 (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.