Boys' name · since 1953
Rawn
Since 1953, U.S. Social Security records show 110 babies named Rawn, peaking in 1955. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,815 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 110
- born since 1953
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rawn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 110 recorded since 1953.
Rawn has 110 recorded births among boys since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1988.
- #16,815 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 110 born since 1953
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rawn ranks #16,815 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 110 born since 1953, peaking in the 1950s.
- #16,815 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 110
- born since 1953
- 1950s
- peak decade
Rawn's 110 recorded births place it above 62.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Rawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rawn's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1955 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rawn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1988
- Peak year (1955)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Rawn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (53 births, 48% of the file).
1950s was Rawn's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Rawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
53 births
- 1960s
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 53 births (48% of all-time use).
Rawn by state
Where Rawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 8 | 7.3% |
8 of 110 births nationwide.
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What to do with Rawn's data
- Rawn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rawns (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Rawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1953–1988 (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 Rawn 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.