Rakan
Rakan was the 1900th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 83 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,447 places. More babies were named Rakan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,900 boys, up 1,732 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 83boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202583 babies
- Total since 1880
- 938babies recorded
Rakan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,900 | 83 |
| 2020 | #3,632 | 30 |
| 2010 | #7,996 | 10 |
| 2000 | #4,523 | 17 |
| 1990 | #6,277 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rakan, counting every spelling?
Rakan has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Rakan?
83 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rakan (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rakan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 101 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rakan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rakan?
About 900 people born in the US named Rakan are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 17. That makes Rakan a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rakan by state
How common Rakan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (6.4×), New York (3.9×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Rakan
How popular is the name Rakan?
Rakan was the 1900th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 83 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,447 places. More babies were named Rakan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rakan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rakan in the US.
Where is Rakan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rakan was most common in Michigan (0.22 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Alabama.