US rank #15691 Girls' name Peak 2008 1,037 births

Raygan — #15691 US girls' name

1,037 babies named Raygan in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s61990s962000s4342010s4012020s77
#15691
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Raygan was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

63 babies were named Raygan in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raygan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,037 babies named Raygan between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raygan currently holds the #15691 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raygan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 434 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Raygan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 75 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Raygan in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raygan 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 1,037 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.

Raygan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,037

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2008

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,691

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Raygan popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
63
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
020406080 20242019201420092004199919941974 6

Raygan popularity over time — boys

51 total births recorded since 2000 (Raygan as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 51 births
456789 201920172013201220112010200820032000 5

Raygan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
434 births that decade — 42% of Raygan's all-time total
1970s231980s61990s962000s4342010s4012020s77

Raygan by state

Where Raygan concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Raygan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
75 7.2%
#2 Georgia
29 2.8%
#3 Indiana
18 1.7%
#4 California
10 1.0%
#5 Florida
6 0.6%
#6 Tennessee
5 0.5%
#7 Virginia
5 0.5%
Texas share of Raygan's total US births 7.2%
Even split

75 of 1,037 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raygan?
1,037 babies have been named Raygan since 1974. It currently ranks #15691 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 63 births.
When was Raygan most popular?
Raygan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 434 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Raygan most popular?
The top states for the name Raygan are Texas (75 births), Georgia (29 births), Indiana (18 births).
How long has the name Raygan been used?
Raygan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Raygan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rayna, Rayne, Raya, Ray, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.