Boys' name · since 1996
Rayshaud
Rayshaud has 21 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,800 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
21 boys have been named Rayshaud since 1996, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Rayshaud recorded 21 times among boys since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2008.
- #28,800 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayshaud ranks #28,800 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #28,800 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rayshaud's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rayshaud's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rayshaud splits its recorded history at 2007: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rayshaud popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2008
- Peak year (2007)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Rayshaud by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Rayshaud's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Rayshaud births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rayshaud: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1996–2008 (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 Rayshaud 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.