Boys' name · since 1973
Rashun
Rashun has 564 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,349 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 564
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rashun is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 564 have been recorded since 1973.
Rashun has 564 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2023.
- #7,349 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 564 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rashun ranks #7,349 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 564 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,349 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 564
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rashun's 564 recorded births place it above 83.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Rashun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rashun's full recorded timeline at 1996, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rashun popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2023
- Peak year (1998)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Rashun popularity over time - girls
18 total births recorded since 1975 (Rashun as girls' name)
Rashun by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (166 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Rashun's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Rashun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
71 births
- 1980s
1980s
127 births
- 1990s
1990s
166 births
- 2000s
2000s
125 births
- 2010s 62
2010s
62 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 166 births (29% of all-time use).
How Rashun 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 Rashun's total volume
Rashun by state
Where Rashun concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 564 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Rashun's decade-level peak was the 1990s (166 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Rashuns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Rashun: 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 (~50 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, 1973–2023 (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 Rashun 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.