Recorded 1986–2002 Boys' name Peak 1986 27 births

Rahsean — boys' name

27 babies named Rahsean in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s52000s5
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Rahsean was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

9 babies were named Rahsean in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rahsean

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Rahsean between 1986 and 2002, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rahsean currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rahsean performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rahsean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rahsean in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rahsean 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 27 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.

Rahsean at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

27

Since 1986

17 years of records

Peak year

1986

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1986

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2002

Rahsean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1986

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1986)
9
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
45678910 2002199519881986 9

Rahsean by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
17 births that decade — 63% of Rahsean's all-time total
1980s171990s52000s5

Rahsean by state

Where Rahsean concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rahsean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 22.2%
New York share of Rahsean's total US births 22.2%

6 of 27 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rahsean?
27 babies have been named Rahsean since 1986. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1986 with 9 births.
When was Rahsean most popular?
Rahsean was most popular in the 1980s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Rahsean most popular?
The top states for the name Rahsean are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Rahsean been used?
Rahsean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 17 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Rahsean?
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, 1986–2002 (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.