Boys' name · since 1977

Rassan

Rassan has 29 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#26,182 of 45,481
all-time among boys
29
born since 1977
1990s
peak decade

Rassan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 29 have been recorded since 1977.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rassan has been recorded 29 times among boys since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1977 to 1994.

  • #26,182 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 29 born since 1977
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rassan ranks #26,182 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.

#26,182 of 45,481
all-time among boys
29
born since 1977
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rassan's 29 recorded births place it above 42.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Rassan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Rassan's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Rassan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1994

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1990)
7
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19771980199019911994 6

Rassan by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (18 births, 62% of the file).

1990s was Rassan's strongest decade.

18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Rassan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (62% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rassan?
Rassan has been given to 29 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #26,182 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1994. 7 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
Where does Rassan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rassan ranks #26,182 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rassan most popular?
Rassan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Rassan been used?
Rassan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 18 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Rassan?
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.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Rassan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1977–1994 (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 Rassan 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.