Raekwon — #6633 US boys' name
2,278 babies named Raekwon in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 53% of names given to boys today.
66% of everyone ever named Raekwon was born in this single decade.
445 babies were named Raekwon in 1996 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Raekwon
The Social Security Administration has registered 2,278 babies named Raekwon between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raekwon currently holds the #6633 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 445 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Raekwon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,498 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Raekwon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 273 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Raekwon in 25 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Raekwon 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 2,278 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.
Raekwon at a glance
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Raekwon popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994
- Peak year (1996)
- 445
- Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
Currently ranks #6633 among boys.
2,278 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1996 with 445 births in a single year.
Raekwon popularity over time — girls
6 total births recorded since 1996 (Raekwon as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Raekwon accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Raekwon by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 1,498 births that decade — 66% of Raekwon's all-time total
Raekwon decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,498 births
- Runner-up 568 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Raekwon's strongest decade
1,498 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 66% of all-time use.
Raekwon by state
Where Raekwon concentrates geographically — total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 273 | 12.0% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 185 | 8.1% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 159 | 7.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 148 | 6.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 131 | 5.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 116 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 104 | 4.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 90 | 4.0% |
273 of 2,278 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- North Carolina 12.0% of nationwide
- Virginia 8.1% of nationwide
- South Carolina 7.0% of nationwide
- New York 6.5% of nationwide
- Georgia 5.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 25 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
North Carolina accounts for 12.0% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Raekwon appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1994–2024 (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.