Recorded 1991–2009 Boys' name Peak 1996 45 births

Raishawn — boys' name

45 babies named Raishawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Raishawn was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

8 babies were named Raishawn in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raishawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Raishawn between 1991 and 2009, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raishawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raishawn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Raishawn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raishawn 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 45 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.

Raishawn at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

45

Since 1991

19 years of records

Peak year

1996

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1991

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2009

Raishawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1991

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1996)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
456789 20092007200620051998199619931991 6

Raishawn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 56% of Raishawn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raishawn?
45 babies have been named Raishawn since 1991. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1996 with 8 births.
When was Raishawn most popular?
Raishawn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Raishawn been used?
Raishawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 19 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Raishawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raiden, Rainer, Rain, Rainier, 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, 1991–2009 (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.