Recorded 1976–2019 Boys' name Peak 1994 352 births

Rayshun — boys' name

352 babies named Rayshun in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s801990s1012000s1072010s50
2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Rayshun was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

15 babies were named Rayshun in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rayshun

The Social Security Administration has registered 352 babies named Rayshun between 1976 and 2019, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rayshun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rayshun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rayshun shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rayshun 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 352 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.

Rayshun at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

352

Since 1976

44 years of records

Peak year

1994

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1976

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2019

Rayshun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1976

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1994)
15
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
05101520 201920122007200219971991198519801976 8

Rayshun by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
107 births that decade — 30% of Rayshun's all-time total
1970s141980s801990s1012000s1072010s50

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rayshun?
352 babies have been named Rayshun since 1976. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1994 with 15 births.
When was Rayshun most popular?
Rayshun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Rayshun been used?
Rayshun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 44 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Rayshun?
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, 1976–2019 (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.