Rayshawn
Rayshawn was the 3296th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 958th; the most babies were born in 2006 (132). Over the last ten years it has moved down 893 places. More babies were named Rayshawn in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,296 boys, down 501 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006132 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,182babies recorded
Rayshawn popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 178 since 1970.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,296 | 36 |
| 2020 | #2,795 | 44 |
| 2010 | #1,597 | 99 |
| 2000 | #1,160 | 120 |
| 1990 | #1,047 | 103 |
| 1980 | #1,405 | 46 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rayshawn, counting every spelling?
Rayshawn is the most common spelling of a name family that had 36 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 36 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayshawn | 36 | #3,296 | 188 |
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 many kids will share the name Rayshawn?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rayshawn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rayshawn 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 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rayshawn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rayshawn?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Rayshawn are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 17 and 35. That makes Rayshawn mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Rayshawn by state
How common Rayshawn was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (3.5×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rayshawn: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rayshawn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rayshawn
How popular is the name Rayshawn?
Rayshawn was the 3296th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 958th; the most babies were born in 2006 (132). Over the last ten years it has moved down 893 places. More babies were named Rayshawn in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Rayshawn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rayshawn in the US.
Where is Rayshawn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rayshawn was most common in Ohio (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.