Boys' name · since 1921
Rawland
51 babies named Rawland in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,086 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 51
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
51 boys have been named Rawland since 1921, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Rawland recorded 51 times among boys since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1950.
- #22,086 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 51 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rawland ranks #22,086 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,086 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 51
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rawland's 51 recorded births place it above 51.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rawland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rawland splits its recorded history at 1932: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1930 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rawland popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1950
- Peak year (1921)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Rawland by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (18 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Rawland's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Rawland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
18 births
- 1930s
1930s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 18 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Rawland's decade-level peak was the 1920s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Rawland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1921–1950 (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 Rawland 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.