Recorded 1977–2023 Unisex name Peak 2006 564 births

Raygen — unisex name

564 babies named Raygen in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s382000s2172010s2692020s35
2010s
Peak decade

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

2006
Single peak year

38 babies were named Raygen in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Raygen

The Social Security Administration has registered 564 babies named Raygen between 1977 and 2023, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Raygen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 38 babies received it in a single year. Raygen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 72 additional births since 2004.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Raygen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 269 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Raygen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Raygen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Raygen 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 564 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.

Raygen at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

564

Since 1977

47 years of records

Peak year

2006

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1977

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2023

Raygen popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1977

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
38
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
010203040 20232019201520112007200319991977 5

Raygen popularity over time — boys

72 total births recorded since 2004 (Raygen as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 72 births
45678910 20212018201720162014201320122011200920082004 5

Raygen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
269 births that decade — 48% of Raygen's all-time total
1970s51990s382000s2172010s2692020s35

Raygen by state

Where Raygen concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Raygen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 1.8%
Texas share of Raygen's total US births 1.8%

10 of 564 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Raygen?
564 babies have been named Raygen since 1977. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 38 births.
When was Raygen most popular?
Raygen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 269 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Raygen most popular?
The top states for the name Raygen are Texas (10 births).
Is Raygen a unisex name?
Yes, Raygen is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 564 births, and as a boy's name it has 72 births.
How long has the name Raygen been used?
Raygen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 47 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Raygen?
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.

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, 1977–2023 (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.