Boys' name · since 1962
Raylon
Raylon has 1,288 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,373 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,052 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,288
- born since 1962
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raylon currently ranks #3052 among boys' names in America, with 1,288 babies recorded since 1962.
Raylon has 1,288 recorded births among boys since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3052 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #4,373 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,052 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,288 born since 1962
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raylon ranks #4,373 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,052 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,288 born since 1962, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,373 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,052 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,288
- born since 1962
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raylon's 1,288 recorded births place it above 90.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Raylon compares
1,288 Top 28% higher than 72% of 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
Raylon's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raylon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,288 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 34 | 22,252 |
Raylon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Raylon's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 79, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Raylon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Raylon popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 2017 (Raylon as girls' name)
Raylon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (562 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Raylon's strongest decade.
562 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Raylon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 72
1980s
72 births
- 1990s 130
1990s
130 births
- 2000s 163
2000s
163 births
- 2010s
2010s
562 births
- 2020s
2020s
306 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 562 births (44% of all-time use).
How Raylon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Raylon's total volume
Raylon by state
Where Raylon concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 195 | 15.1% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 66 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 66 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.5% |
195 of 1,288 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Raylon appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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- Raylon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (562 total births) through the 2020s (306) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Raylons (195 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 Raylon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Raylon 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.