Recorded 1927–1947 Boys' name Peak 1936 49 births

Raburn — boys' name

49 babies named Raburn in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s271940s11
1930s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Raburn was born in this single decade.

1936
Single peak year

9 babies were named Raburn in 1936 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raburn

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Raburn between 1927 and 1947, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raburn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raburn performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Raburn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raburn 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 49 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.

Raburn at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

49

Since 1927

21 years of records

Peak year

1936

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1927

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1947

Raburn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1927

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1936)
9
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Raburn by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
27 births that decade — 55% of Raburn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raburn?
49 babies have been named Raburn since 1927. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1936 with 9 births.
When was Raburn most popular?
Raburn was most popular in the 1930s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
How long has the name Raburn been used?
Raburn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 21 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Raburn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rabon, 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, 1927–1947 (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.