Boys' name · since 1988
Rayquan
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 1,240 babies named Rayquan, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,475 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,381 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,240
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rayquan currently ranks #7381 among boys' names in America, with 1,240 babies recorded since 1988.
Rayquan has 1,240 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7381 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #4,475 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,381 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,240 born since 1988
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayquan ranks #4,475 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,381 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,240 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,475 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,381 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,240
- born since 1988
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rayquan's 1,240 recorded births place it above 90.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rayquan compares
1,240 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
Rayquan's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayquan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,240 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 96 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rayquan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rayquan's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 31% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 69%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 96, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rayquan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Rayquan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (486 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Rayquan's strongest decade.
486 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Rayquan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
486 births
- 2000s
2000s
460 births
- 2010s
2010s
212 births
- 2020s 66
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 486 births (39% of all-time use).
How Rayquan 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 Rayquan's total volume
Rayquan by state
Where Rayquan concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 122 | 9.8% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 74 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 64 | 5.2% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 49 | 4.0% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 33 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 31 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 24 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 20 | 1.6% |
122 of 1,240 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Rayquan appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rayquan's data
- Rayquan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (486 total births); usage has since declined to 66 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rayquans (122 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Rayquan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Rayquan 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.