Boys' name · since 1988
Rakin
117 babies named Rakin in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,395 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 117
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rakin sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 117 recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Rakin recorded 117 times among boys since 1988, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2019.
- #16,395 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 117 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rakin ranks #16,395 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 117 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,395 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 117
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rakin's 117 recorded births place it above 63.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Rakin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rakin splits its recorded history at 2003: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rakin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2019
- Peak year (2007)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Rakin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (58 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Rakin's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Rakin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 58 births (50% of all-time use).
Rakin by state
Where Rakin concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 4.3% |
5 of 117 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rakin's data
- Rakin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rakins (5 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 Rakin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~31 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, 1988–2019 (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 Rakin 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.