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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Rayburn

Rayburn was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1938, when it ranked 632nd with 90 babies. More babies were named Rayburn in the 1930s 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
193890 babies
Total since 1880
2,612babies recorded

Rayburn popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#11,7415
1990——
1980#4,8458
1970#2,27317
1960#1,61226
1950#1,01848
1940#78663
1930#1,36429
1920#97051
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Rayburn, counting every spelling?

Rayburn has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Rayburn?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Rayburn are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 53 and 79. That makes Rayburn a name most people associate with older generations.

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.

Rayburn by state

How common Rayburn was among boys born in each state in 1936–1940, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (9.4×), Kentucky (3.5×), Arkansas (3.3×), Tennessee (3.0×), Texas (1.7×). In 42 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: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: 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: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesKY0.24West 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: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesAR0.22Tennessee: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesTN0.20North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOK0.06Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesMS0.13Alabama: 0.64 per 1,000 babiesAL0.64Georgia: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesGA0.13Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesTX0.12Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Rayburn, boys, 1936–1940. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Rayburn

How popular is the name Rayburn?

Rayburn was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1938, when it ranked 632nd with 90 babies. More babies were named Rayburn in the 1930s than in any other decade.

Is Rayburn a boy or girl name?

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

Where was Rayburn most popular?

In 1936–1940, Rayburn was most common in Alabama (0.64 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kentucky and Arkansas.