Boys' name · since 1955
Raun
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 129 babies named Raun, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,772 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 129
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Raun is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 129 have been recorded since 1955.
Social Security Administration records show Raun recorded 129 times among boys since 1955, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 1983.
- #15,772 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 129 born since 1955
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raun ranks #15,772 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 129 born since 1955, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,772 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 129
- born since 1955
- 1980s
- peak decade
Raun's 129 recorded births place it above 65.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Raun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Raun's full recorded timeline at 1979, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Raun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1983
- Peak year (1979)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Raun by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (71 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Raun's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Raun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 71 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Raun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1955–1983 (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 Raun 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.