Boys' name · since 1911
Raynor
559 babies named Raynor in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,384 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,219 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 559
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raynor currently ranks #7219 among boys' names in America, with 559 babies recorded since 1911.
Social Security Administration records show Raynor recorded 559 times among boys since 1911, holding rank #7219 nationally today, ahead of 48% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #7,384 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,219 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 559 born since 1911
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Raynor ranks #7,384 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,219 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 559 born since 1911, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,384 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,219 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 559
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
Raynor's 559 recorded births place it above 83.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Raynor compares
559 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Raynor's all-time total is 51% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Raynor | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 559 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Raynor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Raynor splits its recorded history at 1960: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Raynor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Raynor by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (116 births, 21% of the file).
2010s was Raynor's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Raynor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 30
1910s
30 births
- 1920s
1920s
53 births
- 1930s
1930s
77 births
- 1940s
1940s
59 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
60 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
116 births
- 2020s
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 116 births (21% of all-time use).
How Raynor 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 Raynor's total volume
Raynor by state
Where Raynor concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 559 births nationwide.
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What to do with Raynor's data
- Raynor's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (116 total births) through the 2020s (79) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Raynors (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Raynor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Raynor 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.