Boys' name · since 1969
Rayshawn
4,004 babies named Rayshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,086 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,269 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,004
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rayshawn currently ranks #3269 among boys' names in America, with 4,004 babies recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Rayshawn recorded 4,004 times among boys since 1969, holding rank #3269 nationally today, ahead of 77% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #2,086 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,269 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,004 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayshawn ranks #2,086 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,269 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,004 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,086 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,269 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,004
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rayshawn's 4,004 recorded births place it above 95.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Rayshawn compares
4,004 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Rayshawn's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayshawn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,004 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 132 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rayshawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rayshawn's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 132, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rayshawn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 132
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Rayshawn popularity over time - girls
178 total births recorded since 1970 (Rayshawn as girls' name)
Rayshawn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,182 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Rayshawn's strongest decade.
1,182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Rayshawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 231
1970s
231 births
- 1980s
1980s
657 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,182 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,029 births
- 2010s
2010s
668 births
- 2020s 232
2020s
232 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,182 births (30% of all-time use).
How Rayshawn 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 Rayshawn's total volume
Rayshawn by state
Where Rayshawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 613 | 15.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 414 | 10.3% |
| #3 | California | | 259 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 224 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 165 | 4.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 98 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 82 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 50 | 1.2% |
613 of 4,004 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Rayshawn appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rayshawn's data
- Rayshawn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,182 total births); usage has since declined to 232 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Rayshawns (613 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rayshawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Rayshawn 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.