Unisex name · since 2019
Rawlings
Rawlings has 161 recorded births since 2019 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,082 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,106 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 161
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rawlings currently ranks #6106 among unisex names in America, with 161 babies recorded since 2019.
Social Security Administration records show Rawlings recorded 161 times among girls since 2019, holding rank #6106 nationally today, ahead of 65% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2025.
- #22,082 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,106 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 161 born since 2019
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rawlings ranks #22,082 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,106 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 161 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.
- #22,082 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,106 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 161
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rawlings's 161 recorded births place it above 69.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Rawlings compares
161 33rd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Rawlings's all-time total is 57% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rawlings | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 161 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Rawlings's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rawlings's full recorded timeline at 2022, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2019, with just 16 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rawlings popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Currently ranks #6106 among girls.
161 total births across 7 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2021 with 37 births in a single year.
Rawlings popularity over time - boys
157 total births recorded since 2012 (Rawlings as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Rawlings accounts for 49% of total recorded use across both genders.
Rawlings by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (145 births, 90% of the file).
2020s was Rawlings's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 90% of all-time use.
Rawlings births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
- 2020s
2020s
145 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 145 births (90% of all-time use).
Rawlings decade highlights
- Peak decade 145 births
- Runner-up 16 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Rawlings by state
Where Rawlings concentrates geographically, total births since 2019
Top 5 states
- Texas 6.8% of nationwide
- Alabama 3.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 6.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Texas records the most Rawlingss (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rawlings: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2019–2025 (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 Rawlings 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.
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