Rayshawn Boy
How popular is Rayshawn?
#3,239 boy name in 2025
36 baby boys were named Rayshawn in the US in 2025, making it the 3239th most popular boy name.
Rayshawn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,239 for boys (▲ 1191 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 36 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-33% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,385 in 2015, #2,758 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (132 boys) |
| Highest rank | #949 in 1991 |
| First recorded | 1969 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rayshawn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rashawn family of names ranked #1,730 for boys in 2025 (#1,878 the year before), with 72 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rashawn | 36 | 50% |
| Rayshawn | 36 | 50% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Rayshawn is most popular
Babies named Rayshawn per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Rayshawn by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1970s | 231 | #1,532 |
| 1980s | 657 | #974 |
| 1990s | 1,182 | #949 |
| 2000s | 1,029 | #1,150 |
| 2010s | 668 | #1,588 |
| 2020s | 232 | #2,758 |
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Questions
- Is Rayshawn a boy or girl name?
- Rayshawn is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Rayshawn were boys.
- How popular is the name Rayshawn?
- 36 baby boys were named Rayshawn in the US in 2025, making it the 3239th most popular boy name.
- When was Rayshawn most popular?
- Rayshawn peaked in 2006, when 132 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #949 in 1991.
- How many people are named Rayshawn?
- 4,182 babies have been named Rayshawn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,066 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
- Where is Rayshawn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rayshawn was most common in Ohio, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.