Boys' name · since 1981
Rakan
938 babies named Rakan in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,336 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,899 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 938
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rakan is the #1899 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 938 recorded since 1981.
Rakan has 938 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1899 as of the latest data, more common than 86% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #5,336 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,899 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 938 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rakan ranks #5,336 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,899 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 938 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,336 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,899 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 938
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rakan's 938 recorded births place it above 88.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rakan compares
938 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rakan's all-time total is 154% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rakan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 938 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rakan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rakan's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 83, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rakan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Rakan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (367 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Rakan's strongest decade.
367 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Rakan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 94
1990s
94 births
- 2000s 138
2000s
138 births
- 2010s
2010s
367 births
- 2020s
2020s
328 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 367 births (39% of all-time use).
How Rakan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rakan's total volume
Rakan by state
Where Rakan concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 83 | 8.8% |
| #2 | California | | 65 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 60 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Texas | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
83 of 938 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Rakan appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rakan's data
- Rakan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (367 total births) through the 2020s (328) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Rakans (83 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rakan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Rakan 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.