Recorded 1988–2013 Boys' name Peak 1999 147 births

Raeshaun — boys' name

147 babies named Raeshaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s472000s742010s20
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Raeshaun was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

12 babies were named Raeshaun in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raeshaun

The Social Security Administration has registered 147 babies named Raeshaun between 1988 and 2013, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raeshaun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raeshaun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Raeshaun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raeshaun 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 147 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.

Raeshaun at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

147

Since 1988

26 years of records

Peak year

1999

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1988

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2013

Raeshaun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1988

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1999)
12
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
468101214 20132009200620032000199619901988 6

Raeshaun by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
74 births that decade — 50% of Raeshaun's all-time total
1980s61990s472000s742010s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raeshaun?
147 babies have been named Raeshaun since 1988. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1999 with 12 births.
When was Raeshaun most popular?
Raeshaun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Raeshaun been used?
Raeshaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 26 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Raeshaun?
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, 1988–2013 (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.