Unisex name · since 1970
Rashon
Rashon has 1,874 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,440 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,804 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,874
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rashon is the #7804 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,874 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Rashon recorded 1,874 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #7804 nationally today, ahead of 44% 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 1970 to 2025.
- #3,440 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,804 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,874 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashon ranks #3,440 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,804 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,874 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,440 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,804 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,874
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rashon's 1,874 recorded births place it above 92.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New Jersey.
How Rashon compares
1,874 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Rashon's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rashon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,874 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 66 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rashon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rashon's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 66, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rashon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Rashon popularity over time - girls
118 total births recorded since 1966 (Rashon as girls' name)
Rashon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (536 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Rashon's strongest decade.
536 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Rashon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
235 births
- 1980s
1980s
439 births
- 1990s
1990s
536 births
- 2000s
2000s
402 births
- 2010s 199
2010s
199 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 536 births (29% of all-time use).
How Rashon 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 Rashon's total volume
Rashon by state
Where Rashon concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 386 | 20.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 109 | 5.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 93 | 5.0% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 30 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 20 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.3% |
386 of 1,874 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Rashon appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rashon's data
- Rashon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (536 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Rashons (386 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Rashon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Rashon 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.