US rank #3840 Girls' name Peak 1993 1,380 births

Rawan — #3840 US girls' name

1,380 babies named Rawan in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s621990s3242000s3902010s3932020s211
#3840
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Rawan was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

50 babies were named Rawan in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rawan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,380 babies named Rawan between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rawan currently holds the #3840 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rawan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 393 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rawan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 149 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Rawan in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rawan 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 1,380 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.

Rawan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,380

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

1993

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,840

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rawan popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
50
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
0102030405060 20242018201220062000199419881983 8

Rawan popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2019 (Rawan as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2019 5

Rawan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
393 births that decade — 28% of Rawan's all-time total
1980s621990s3242000s3902010s3932020s211

Rawan by state

Where Rawan concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rawan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
149 10.8%
#2 Michigan
146 10.6%
#3 California
111 8.0%
#4 Illinois
28 2.0%
#5 Texas
27 2.0%
#6 New Jersey
12 0.9%
#7 Florida
5 0.4%
#8 Ohio
5 0.4%
New York share of Rawan's total US births 10.8%
Even split

149 of 1,380 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Rawan appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rawan?
1,380 babies have been named Rawan since 1983. It currently ranks #3840 among girls. The peak year was 1993 with 50 births.
When was Rawan most popular?
Rawan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 393 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Rawan most popular?
The top states for the name Rawan are New York (149 births), Michigan (146 births), California (111 births).
How long has the name Rawan been used?
Rawan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rawan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rawlings, Rawda, Rawlins, Rawdah, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1983–2024 (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.