Boys' name · since 1971
Raydon
Raydon has 319 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,250 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,081 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 319
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
319 babies have been named Raydon since 1971, making it today's #9081 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raydon has been recorded 319 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #9081 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #10,250 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,081 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 319 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raydon ranks #10,250 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,081 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 319 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,250 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,081 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 319
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raydon's 319 recorded births place it above 77.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Raydon compares
319 47th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Raydon's all-time total is 14% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raydon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 319 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Raydon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raydon's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raydon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Raydon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (152 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Raydon's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Raydon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
152 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 152 births (48% of all-time use).
Raydon by state
Where Raydon concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 3.4% |
11 of 319 births nationwide.
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What to do with Raydon's data
- Raydon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (152 total births) through the 2020s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Raydons (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 Raydon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Raydon 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.