Unisex name · since 1967
Rashawn
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 6,408 babies named Rashawn, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,532 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,265 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,408
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rashawn is the #3265 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 6,408 recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashawn has been recorded 6,408 times among boys since 1967, currently ranked #3265 nationally and more common than 77% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #1,532 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,265 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,408 born since 1967
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashawn ranks #1,532 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,265 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,408 born since 1967, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,532 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,265 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,408
- born since 1967
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rashawn's 6,408 recorded births place it above 96.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rashawn compares
6,408 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Rashawn's all-time total is 17x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rashawn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,408 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 248 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rashawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rashawn splits its recorded history at 1997: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 248 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rashawn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 248
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Rashawn popularity over time - girls
709 total births recorded since 1966 (Rashawn as girls' name)
Rashawn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,128 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Rashawn's strongest decade.
2,128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Rashawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 530
1970s
530 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,203 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,128 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,466 births
- 2010s 798
2010s
798 births
- 2020s 271
2020s
271 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,128 births (33% of all-time use).
How Rashawn 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 Rashawn's total volume
Rashawn by state
Where Rashawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 992 | 15.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 470 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 425 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 352 | 5.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 337 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 313 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 263 | 4.1% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 225 | 3.5% |
992 of 6,408 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Rashawn appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rashawn's data
- Rashawn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,128 total births); usage has since declined to 271 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rashawns (992 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 Rashawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1967–2025 (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 Rashawn 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.