Recorded 1976–2023 Boys' name Peak 1992 700 births

Rasean — boys' name

700 babies named Rasean in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s371980s1111990s2382000s1852010s1102020s19
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Rasean was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

33 babies were named Rasean in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rasean

The Social Security Administration has registered 700 babies named Rasean between 1976 and 2023, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rasean currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rasean performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 238 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Rasean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Rasean in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rasean 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 700 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.

Rasean at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

700

Since 1976

48 years of records

Peak year

1992

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1976

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2023

Rasean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1976

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1992)
33
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
010203040 202320152009200319971991198519791976 18

Rasean by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
238 births that decade — 34% of Rasean's all-time total
1970s371980s1111990s2382000s1852010s1102020s19

Rasean by state

Where Rasean concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Rasean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
27 3.9%
#2 Florida
5 0.7%
#3 New Jersey
5 0.7%
New York share of Rasean's total US births 3.9%
Even split

27 of 700 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rasean?
700 babies have been named Rasean since 1976. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1992 with 33 births.
When was Rasean most popular?
Rasean was most popular in the 1990s decade with 238 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Rasean most popular?
The top states for the name Rasean are New York (27 births), Florida (5 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Rasean been used?
Rasean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 48 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Rasean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rashad, Rashawn, Rasheed, Rashaad, 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, 1976–2023 (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.