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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Rashan

Rashan was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1299th with 51 babies. More babies were named Rashan in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
197951 babies
Total since 1880
1,001babies recorded

Rashan popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 66 since 1972.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020#11,6836
2010#9,4798
2000#4,99315
1990#3,14220
1980#1,72034
1970——
1960——
1950——
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1910——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Rashan, counting every spelling?

Rashan is a spelling of Rashon, a name family that had 21 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 21 boys in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Rashon10#8,09755
Rasheen5#13,44138
Rashaan6#11,69326

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Rashan?

About 900 people born in the US named Rashan are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 27 and 46. That makes Rashan mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Rashan by state

How common Rashan was among boys born in each state in 1977–1981, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (15.2×), New York (1.6×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesPA0.03New Jersey: 0.36 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.36Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Rashan, boys, 1977–1981. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Rashan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rashan, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Rashan

How popular is the name Rashan?

Rashan was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1299th with 51 babies. More babies were named Rashan in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Rashan a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rashan in the US.

Where was Rashan most popular?

In 1977–1981, Rashan was most common in New Jersey (0.36 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Pennsylvania.