Recorded 1912–1938 Boys' name Peak 1930 42 births

Raeburn — boys' name

42 babies named Raeburn in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s51930s20
1930s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Raeburn was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

8 babies were named Raeburn in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raeburn

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Raeburn between 1912 and 1938, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raeburn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raeburn performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Raeburn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raeburn 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 42 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.

Raeburn at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

42

Since 1912

27 years of records

Peak year

1930

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1912

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1938

Raeburn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1912

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1930)
8
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
456789 1938193719301928191919151912 5

Raeburn by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
20 births that decade — 48% of Raeburn's all-time total
1910s171920s51930s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raeburn?
42 babies have been named Raeburn since 1912. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1930 with 8 births.
When was Raeburn most popular?
Raeburn was most popular in the 1930s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Raeburn been used?
Raeburn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 27 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Raeburn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raekwon, Rae, Raeford, Raequan, 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, 1912–1938 (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.