Recorded 1979–2003 Boys' name Peak 1981 22 births

Rayshan — boys' name

22 babies named Rayshan in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s122000s5
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Rayshan was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

7 babies were named Rayshan in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rayshan

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Rayshan between 1979 and 2003, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rayshan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rayshan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rayshan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rayshan 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 22 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.

Rayshan at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

22

Since 1979

25 years of records

Peak year

1981

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1979

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2003

Rayshan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1979

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1981)
7
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Rayshan by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 55% of Rayshan's all-time total
1970s51980s122000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rayshan?
22 babies have been named Rayshan since 1979. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1981 with 7 births.
When was Rayshan most popular?
Rayshan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Rayshan been used?
Rayshan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 25 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Rayshan?
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, 1979–2003 (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.