Boys' name · since 1986
Rahsean
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Rahsean, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,756 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rahsean is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 27 have been recorded since 1986.
Rahsean has 27 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2002.
- #26,756 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 27 born since 1986
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rahsean ranks #26,756 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1986, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,756 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 1986
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rahsean's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Rahsean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rahsean splits its recorded history at 1995: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rahsean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2002
- Peak year (1986)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2002.
27 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1986 with 9 births in a single year.
Rahsean by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (17 births, 63% of the file).
1980s was Rahsean's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Rahsean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 17 births (63% of all-time use).
Rahsean decade highlights
- Peak decade 17 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Rahsean by state
Where Rahsean concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 22.2% |
6 of 27 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 22.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 22.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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- Rahsean's decade-level peak was the 1980s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rahseans (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rahsean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~16 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Rahsean draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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