Girls' name · since 1974
Raygan
Raygan has 1,046 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,175 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,046
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Raygan is the #11175 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,046 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Raygan recorded 1,046 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #11175 nationally today, ahead of 35% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #7,283 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,175 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,046 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raygan ranks #7,283 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,175 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,046 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,175 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,046
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Raygan's 1,046 recorded births place it above 89.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Raygan compares
1,046 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Raygan's all-time total is 178% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raygan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,046 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 21 | 19,840 |
Raygan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raygan splits its recorded history at 2008: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raygan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Raygan popularity over time - boys
51 total births recorded since 2000 (Raygan as boys' name)
Raygan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (434 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Raygan's strongest decade.
434 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Raygan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 96
1990s
96 births
- 2000s
2000s
434 births
- 2010s
2010s
401 births
- 2020s 86
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 434 births (41% of all-time use).
How Raygan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Raygan's total volume
Raygan by state
Where Raygan concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| 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% |
75 of 1,046 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Raygan's data
- Raygan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (434 total births); usage has since declined to 86 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Raygans (75 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Raygan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Raygan 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.