Recorded 1915–2019 Boys' name Peak 1927 165 births

Rayman — boys' name

165 babies named Rayman in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201920s281930s141940s181950s161970s161980s91990s222000s112010s11
1920s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Rayman was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

11 babies were named Rayman in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rayman

The Social Security Administration has registered 165 babies named Rayman between 1915 and 2019, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rayman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rayman performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Rayman shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rayman 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 165 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.

Rayman at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

165

Since 1915

105 years of records

Peak year

1927

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1915

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2019

Rayman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1915

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1927)
11
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
4681012 20191999198919581941192719171915 7

Rayman by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
28 births that decade — 17% of Rayman's all-time total
1910s201920s281930s141940s181950s161970s161980s91990s222000s112010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rayman?
165 babies have been named Rayman since 1915. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1927 with 11 births.
When was Rayman most popular?
Rayman was most popular in the 1920s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Rayman been used?
Rayman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 105 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Rayman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Raymond, Ray, Raymundo, Rayan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–2019 (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.