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
0%100%Median name50%64.6%
Rawlings vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Rawlings's 161 recorded births place it above 69.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
37
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
10152025303540 2019202020212022202320242025 20

Rawlings popularity over time - boys

157 total births recorded since 2012 (Rawlings as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 157 births
051015202530 201220132016201720182019202020212022202320242025 7

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 145 births (90% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Rawlings by state

Where Rawlings concentrates geographically, total births since 2019

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Rawlings
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 6.8%
#2 Alabama
5 3.1%
Texas share of Rawlings's total US births 6.8%
Even split

11 of 161 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rawlings?
Rawlings has been given to 161 babies in the U.S. since 2019, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,082 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #6,106 of 17,297. 37 babies were born in 2021, its single highest year.
Where does Rawlings sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rawlings most popular?
Rawlings was most popular in the 2020s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Rawlings most popular?
The top states for the name Rawlings are Texas (11 births), Alabama (5 births).
Is Rawlings a unisex name?
Yes, Rawlings is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 161 births, and as a boy's name it has 157 births.
How long has the name Rawlings been used?
The SSA has tracked Rawlings since 2019 -- 7 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Rawlings?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rawan, Rawda, Rawlins, Rawdah, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Rawlings's data

  • 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.