Recorded 1955–1983 Boys' name Peak 1979 129 births

Raun — boys' name

129 babies named Raun in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s161970s421980s71
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Raun was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

36 babies were named Raun in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raun

The Social Security Administration has registered 129 babies named Raun between 1955 and 1983, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raun performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Raun shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raun in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 129 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Raun at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

129

Since 1955

29 years of records

Peak year

1979

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1955

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1983

Raun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1955

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1979)
36
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
010203040 198319821981198019791978195919571955 5

Raun by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
71 births that decade — 55% of Raun's all-time total
1950s161970s421980s71

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raun?
129 babies have been named Raun since 1955. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1979 with 36 births.
When was Raun most popular?
Raun was most popular in the 1980s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Raun been used?
Raun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 29 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Raun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raul, Raudel, Raunak, Raunel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1955–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.