Recorded 1953–1988 Boys' name Peak 1955 110 births

Rawn — boys' name

110 babies named Rawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s531960s231970s221980s12
1950s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Rawn was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

14 babies were named Rawn in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Rawn between 1953 and 1988, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rawn performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rawn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rawn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rawn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 110 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rawn at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

110

Since 1953

36 years of records

Peak year

1955

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1953

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1988

Rawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1953

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1955)
14
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
46810121416 198819721970196619611958195619541953 5

Rawn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
53 births that decade — 48% of Rawn's all-time total
1950s531960s231970s221980s12

Rawn by state

Where Rawn concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rawn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
8 7.3%
New York share of Rawn's total US births 7.3%

8 of 110 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rawn?
110 babies have been named Rawn since 1953. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1955 with 14 births.
When was Rawn most popular?
Rawn was most popular in the 1950s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Rawn most popular?
The top states for the name Rawn are New York (8 births).
How long has the name Rawn been used?
Rawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 36 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Rawn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rawley, Rawlin, Rawleigh, Rawlings, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1953–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.