Unisex name · since 1973
Rashaun
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 3,132 babies named Rashaun, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,461 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,088 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,132
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rashaun currently ranks #9088 among unisex names in America, with 3,132 babies recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Rashaun recorded 3,132 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #9088 nationally today, ahead of 35% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #2,461 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,088 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,132 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashaun ranks #2,461 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,088 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,132 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,461 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,088 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,132
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rashaun's 3,132 recorded births place it above 94.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rashaun compares
3,132 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Rashaun's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rashaun | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,132 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 117 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rashaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rashaun's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 117, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rashaun popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Rashaun popularity over time - girls
182 total births recorded since 1969 (Rashaun as girls' name)
Rashaun by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (897 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Rashaun's strongest decade.
897 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Rashaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 222
1970s
222 births
- 1980s
1980s
670 births
- 1990s
1990s
897 births
- 2000s
2000s
804 births
- 2010s
2010s
429 births
- 2020s 110
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 897 births (29% of all-time use).
How Rashaun 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 Rashaun's total volume
Rashaun by state
Where Rashaun concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 352 | 11.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 193 | 6.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 141 | 4.5% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 137 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 113 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 89 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 88 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 84 | 2.7% |
352 of 3,132 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Rashaun appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rashaun's data
- Rashaun's decade-level peak was the 1990s (897 total births); usage has since declined to 110 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rashauns (352 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 Rashaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Rashaun 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.