Recorded 1972–2021 Boys' name Peak 1979 406 births

Raheen — boys' name

406 babies named Raheen in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1271980s1341990s1022000s272010s102020s6
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Raheen was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

33 babies were named Raheen in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raheen

The Social Security Administration has registered 406 babies named Raheen between 1972 and 2021, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raheen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raheen performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Raheen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 80 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Raheen in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raheen 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 406 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.

Raheen at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

406

Since 1972

50 years of records

Peak year

1979

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1972

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2021

Raheen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1972

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1979)
33
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
010203040 20212001199419891984197919741972 10

Raheen by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
134 births that decade — 33% of Raheen's all-time total
1970s1271980s1341990s1022000s272010s102020s6

Raheen by state

Where Raheen concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Raheen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
80 19.7%
#2 New Jersey
47 11.6%
#3 Pennsylvania
17 4.2%
#4 South Carolina
5 1.2%
New York share of Raheen's total US births 19.7%
Even split

80 of 406 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raheen?
406 babies have been named Raheen since 1972. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1979 with 33 births.
When was Raheen most popular?
Raheen was most popular in the 1980s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Raheen most popular?
The top states for the name Raheen are New York (80 births), New Jersey (47 births), Pennsylvania (17 births).
How long has the name Raheen been used?
Raheen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 50 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Raheen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raheem, Rahul, Rahim, Rahsaan, 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, 1972–2021 (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.