Boys' name · since 1976
Rayshun
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 352 babies named Rayshun, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 352
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
352 boys have been named Rayshun since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Rayshun has 352 recorded births among boys since 1976, 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 1976 to 2019.
- #9,716 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 352 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayshun ranks #9,716 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 352 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,716 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 352
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Rayshun's 352 recorded births place it above 78.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rayshun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rayshun's full recorded timeline at 1999, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rayshun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2019
- Peak year (1994)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Rayshun by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (107 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Rayshun's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Rayshun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s
1980s
80 births
- 1990s
1990s
101 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s
2010s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 107 births (30% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rayshun's data
- Rayshun's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (107 total births) through the 2010s (50) -- 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 Rayshun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1976–2019 (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 Rayshun 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.