Boys' name · since 1981
Rushawn
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 98 babies named Rushawn, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,565 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 98
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rushawn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 98 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Rushawn recorded 98 times among boys since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1981 to 2022.
- #17,565 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 98 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rushawn ranks #17,565 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,565 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 98
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Rushawn's 98 recorded births place it above 61.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Rushawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rushawn's full recorded timeline at 1999, 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 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rushawn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2022
- Peak year (1995)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Rushawn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (37 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Rushawn's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Rushawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 37 births (38% of all-time use).
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What to do with Rushawn's data
- Rushawn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rushawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1981–2022 (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 Rushawn 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.