Recorded 1995–2000 Boys' name Peak 1996 68 births

Raekwan — boys' name

68 babies named Raekwan in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s572000s11
1990s
Peak decade

84% of everyone ever named Raekwan was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

23 babies were named Raekwan in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raekwan

The Social Security Administration has registered 68 babies named Raekwan between 1995 and 2000, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raekwan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raekwan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Raekwan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Raekwan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raekwan 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 68 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.

Raekwan at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

68

Since 1995

6 years of records

Peak year

1996

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1995

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2000

Raekwan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1995

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1996)
23
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
510152025 200019991998199719961995 11

Raekwan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
57 births that decade — 84% of Raekwan's all-time total
1990s572000s11

Raekwan by state

Where Raekwan concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Raekwan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 7.4%
North Carolina share of Raekwan's total US births 7.4%

5 of 68 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raekwan?
68 babies have been named Raekwan since 1995. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1996 with 23 births.
When was Raekwan most popular?
Raekwan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Raekwan most popular?
The top states for the name Raekwan are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Raekwan been used?
Raekwan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 6 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Raekwan?
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, 1995–2000 (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.