Boys' name · since 1975
Rayon
536 babies named Rayon in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,573 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,967 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 536
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rayon currently ranks #10967 among boys' names in America, with 536 babies recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Rayon recorded 536 times among boys since 1975, holding rank #10967 nationally today, ahead of 21% 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 1975 to 2025.
- #7,573 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,967 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 536 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayon ranks #7,573 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,967 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 536 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,573 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,967 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 536
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rayon's 536 recorded births place it above 83.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Rayon compares
536 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Rayon's all-time total is 45% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 536 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rayon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rayon's full recorded timeline at 2002, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rayon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Rayon popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1998 (Rayon as girls' name)
Rayon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (150 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Rayon's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Rayon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
96 births
- 2000s
2000s
137 births
- 2010s
2010s
150 births
- 2020s
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 150 births (28% of all-time use).
How Rayon 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 Rayon's total volume
Rayon by state
Where Rayon concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
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What to do with Rayon's data
- Rayon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (150 total births) through the 2020s (71) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Rayons (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Rayon: 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 (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Rayon 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.