Boys' name · since 1983
Rayshad
213 babies named Rayshad in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,577 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 213
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
213 boys have been named Rayshad since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayshad has been recorded 213 times among boys since 1983, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2017.
- #12,577 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 213 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayshad ranks #12,577 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 213 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,577 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 213
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rayshad's 213 recorded births place it above 72.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rayshad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rayshad splits its recorded history at 2001: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rayshad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2017
- Peak year (2000)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Rayshad by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (79 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Rayshad's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Rayshad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 79 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Rayshad's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 2010s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rayshad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1983–2017 (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 Rayshad 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.