Boys' name · since 1921
Rawlin
Rawlin has 235 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,030 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,813 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 235
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
235 babies have been named Rawlin since 1921, making it today's #9813 boys' name.
Rawlin has 235 recorded births among boys since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9813 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2025.
- #12,030 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,813 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 235 born since 1921
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rawlin ranks #12,030 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,813 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 235 born since 1921, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,030 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,813 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 235
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rawlin's 235 recorded births place it above 73.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Rawlin compares
235 41st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rawlin's all-time total is 36% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rawlin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 235 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rawlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rawlin splits its recorded history at 1978: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rawlin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Rawlin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (62 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Rawlin's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Rawlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 16
1930s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
62 births
- 2020s
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 62 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Rawlin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (62 total births) through the 2020s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Rawlin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1921–2025 (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 Rawlin 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.