US rank #11128 Boys' name Peak 1973 1,614 births

Rahsaan — #11128 US boys' name

1,614 babies named Rahsaan in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s7361980s2351990s2662000s2052010s1242020s48
#11128
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 22% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Rahsaan was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

116 babies were named Rahsaan in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rahsaan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,614 babies named Rahsaan between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rahsaan currently holds the #11128 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 116 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rahsaan performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 736 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rahsaan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 216 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Rahsaan in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rahsaan 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 1,614 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.

Rahsaan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,614

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

1973

116 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#11,128

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rahsaan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1973)
116
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
050100150 202420172010200319961989198219751970 9

Rahsaan popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1976 (Rahsaan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1976 6

Rahsaan by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
736 births that decade — 46% of Rahsaan's all-time total
1970s7361980s2351990s2662000s2052010s1242020s48

Rahsaan by state

Where Rahsaan concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rahsaan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
216 13.4%
#2 California
116 7.2%
#3 Pennsylvania
69 4.3%
#4 Illinois
65 4.0%
#5 New Jersey
65 4.0%
#6 Ohio
17 1.1%
#7 North Carolina
11 0.7%
#8 Texas
6 0.4%
New York share of Rahsaan's total US births 13.4%
Even split

216 of 1,614 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Rahsaan appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rahsaan?
1,614 babies have been named Rahsaan since 1970. It currently ranks #11128 among boys. The peak year was 1973 with 116 births.
When was Rahsaan most popular?
Rahsaan was most popular in the 1970s decade with 736 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Rahsaan most popular?
The top states for the name Rahsaan are New York (216 births), California (116 births), Pennsylvania (69 births).
How long has the name Rahsaan been used?
Rahsaan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rahsaan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raheem, Rahul, Rahim, Rahman, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1970–2024 (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.