Boys' name · since 1977
Rayshaun
1,022 babies named Rayshaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,066 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,022
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rayshaun sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,022 recorded since 1977.
Rayshaun has 1,022 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2024.
- #5,066 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,022 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayshaun ranks #5,066 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,022 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,066 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,022
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rayshaun's 1,022 recorded births place it above 88.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Rayshaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rayshaun's full recorded timeline at 2001, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rayshaun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Rayshaun by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (304 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Rayshaun's strongest decade.
304 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Rayshaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
188 births
- 1990s
1990s
249 births
- 2000s
2000s
304 births
- 2010s
2010s
192 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 304 births (30% of all-time use).
How Rayshaun 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 Rayshaun's total volume
Rayshaun by state
Where Rayshaun concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 70 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 22 | 2.2% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
70 of 1,022 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Rayshaun's data
- Rayshaun's decade-level peak was the 2000s (304 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Rayshauns (70 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Rayshaun: 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 (~47 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, 1977–2024 (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 Rayshaun 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.