Recorded 1978–2023 Unisex name Peak 1996 351 births

Raeshawn — boys' name

351 babies named Raeshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s311990s1312000s902010s702020s22
1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Raeshawn was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

24 babies were named Raeshawn in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raeshawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 351 babies named Raeshawn between 1978 and 2023, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raeshawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 24 babies received it in a single year. Raeshawn is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 124 additional births since 1970.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raeshawn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Raeshawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raeshawn 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 351 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.

Raeshawn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

351

Since 1978

46 years of records

Peak year

1996

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1978

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2023

Raeshawn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1978

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1996)
24
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
0510152025 20232017201020051999199419891978 7

Raeshawn popularity over time — girls

124 total births recorded since 1970 (Raeshawn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 124 births
45678910 2000199719931990198719801970 6

Raeshawn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
131 births that decade — 37% of Raeshawn's all-time total
1970s71980s311990s1312000s902010s702020s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raeshawn?
351 babies have been named Raeshawn since 1978. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1996 with 24 births.
When was Raeshawn most popular?
Raeshawn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Is Raeshawn a unisex name?
Yes, Raeshawn is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 351 births, and as a girl's name it has 124 births.
How long has the name Raeshawn been used?
Raeshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 46 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Raeshawn?
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, 1978–2023 (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.