Recorded 1919–1966 Boys' name Peak 1937 198 births

Raybon — boys' name

198 babies named Raybon in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s191930s721940s811950s101960s11
1940s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Raybon was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

17 babies were named Raybon in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raybon

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Raybon between 1919 and 1966, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Raybon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raybon performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Raybon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Raybon in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raybon 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 198 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.

Raybon at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

198

Since 1919

48 years of records

Peak year

1937

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1919

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1966

Raybon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1919

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1937)
17
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
05101520 196619511947194319401937193219201919 5

Raybon by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
81 births that decade — 41% of Raybon's all-time total
1910s51920s191930s721940s811950s101960s11

Raybon by state

Where Raybon concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Raybon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
18 9.1%
#2 Tennessee
7 3.5%
Alabama share of Raybon's total US births 9.1%
Even split

18 of 198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raybon?
198 babies have been named Raybon since 1919. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1937 with 17 births.
When was Raybon most popular?
Raybon was most popular in the 1940s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
Where is Raybon most popular?
The top states for the name Raybon are Alabama (18 births), Tennessee (7 births).
How long has the name Raybon been used?
Raybon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 48 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Raybon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raymond, Ray, Raymundo, Rayan, 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, 1919–1966 (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.