Boys' name · since 1919
Rayvon
Rayvon has 2,059 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,250 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,432 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,059
- born since 1919
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,059 babies have been named Rayvon since 1919, making it today's #5432 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayvon has been recorded 2,059 times among boys since 1919, currently ranked #5432 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #3,250 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,432 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,059 born since 1919
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rayvon ranks #3,250 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,432 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,059 born since 1919, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,250 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,432 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,059
- born since 1919
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rayvon's 2,059 recorded births place it above 92.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Rayvon compares
2,059 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Rayvon's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rayvon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,059 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rayvon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rayvon's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 68, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rayvon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Rayvon popularity over time - girls
61 total births recorded since 1987 (Rayvon as girls' name)
Rayvon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (519 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Rayvon's strongest decade.
519 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Rayvon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 41
1930s
41 births
- 1940s 27
1940s
27 births
- 1950s 67
1950s
67 births
- 1960s 67
1960s
67 births
- 1970s 102
1970s
102 births
- 1980s
1980s
215 births
- 1990s
1990s
519 births
- 2000s
2000s
510 births
- 2010s
2010s
367 births
- 2020s 133
2020s
133 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 519 births (25% of all-time use).
How Rayvon 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 Rayvon's total volume
Rayvon by state
Where Rayvon concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 144 | 7.0% |
| #2 | California | | 121 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 53 | 2.6% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 51 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 44 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 44 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Texas | | 27 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 11 | 0.5% |
144 of 2,059 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Rayvon appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rayvon's data
- Rayvon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (519 total births); usage has since declined to 133 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Rayvons (144 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Rayvon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Rayvon 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.