Recorded 1976–2009 Boys' name Peak 1991 90 births

Rahshawn — boys' name

90 babies named Rahshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s221990s342000s21
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Rahshawn was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

10 babies were named Rahshawn in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rahshawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 90 babies named Rahshawn between 1976 and 2009, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rahshawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rahshawn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rahshawn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rahshawn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rahshawn 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 90 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.

Rahshawn at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

90

Since 1976

34 years of records

Peak year

1991

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1976

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2009

Rahshawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1976

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1991)
10
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4681012 20092002199719941991198519791976 6

Rahshawn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
34 births that decade — 38% of Rahshawn's all-time total
1970s131980s221990s342000s21

Rahshawn by state

Where Rahshawn concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rahshawn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 5.6%
New York share of Rahshawn's total US births 5.6%

5 of 90 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rahshawn?
90 babies have been named Rahshawn since 1976. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1991 with 10 births.
When was Rahshawn most popular?
Rahshawn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Rahshawn most popular?
The top states for the name Rahshawn are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Rahshawn been used?
Rahshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 34 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Rahshawn?
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, 1976–2009 (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.