Rashaun

Last seen for girls in 1995 at #8,766 · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to boys 94.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
#996
1978 · 75 births
Debut · boys
1973
8 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
3,132
since 1973

Rashaun over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201979peak #4,626, 1979peak #996, 1978girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#8,9108
2024—#4,89020
2023—#4,45623
2022—#5,21518
2021—#5,11018
2020—#4,27523
2019—#4,48022
2018—#3,89127
2017—#2,84042
2016—#2,88541
2015—#3,23135
2014—#2,84741
2013—#2,66844
2012—#2,44851
2011—#2,12962
2010—#2,10064
2009—#2,11964
2008—#2,37454
2007—#1,65892
2006—#1,66985
2005—#1,77274
2004—#1,68776
2003—#1,49786
2002—#1,49884
2001—#1,298101
2000—#1,40888
1999—#1,47178
1998—#1,096117
1997—#1,29488
1996—#1,21792
1995#8,7669#1,107105
1994#5,98415#1,14099
1993#11,7806#1,091105
1992#13,3175#1,30175
1991#9,3368#1,36868
1990#6,86712#1,32670
1989#8,0379#1,29471
1988#8,3918#1,09283
1987#7,3539#1,20264
1986#10,9125#1,14468
1985#8,3187#1,19062
1984#9,1446#1,06071
1983#5,82411#1,34748
1982#5,91111#1,13365
1981#9,1106#1,04476
1980#7,4188#1,15462
1979#4,62615#1,30450
1978#5,95810#99675
1977#5,88810#1,26849
1976—#2,41718
1975—#2,90213
1974—#3,5589
1973#7,4356#3,6948
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First appearance
1973

The first year at least five boys were named Rashaun! It came in at #3,694, and was given to 8 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1973–1974, when fewer than 10 boys a year got the name.

Where Rashaun is popular in 1979

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedMNIllinois: #640 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 9,305 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedMINew York: #719 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 11,102 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #484 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,063 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Rashaun, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Jersey#484 · 1 in 6,063
  2. Illinois#640 · 1 in 9,305
  3. New York#719 · 1 in 11,102

Best ever in a state: #299 in New Jersey, 1978.

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New Jersey#48471 in 6,063
Illinois#64091 in 9,305
New York#719101 in 11,102
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See more about Rashaun
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 4,020 spots since 2024 (#4,890 → #8,910)
  • 4,635 spots since 2020 (#4,275 → #8,910)
  • 5,679 spots since 2015 (#3,231 → #8,910)
  • Biggest jump: 272 spots in 1978 (#1,268 → #996)
  • Biggest drop: 308 spots in 1979 (#996 → #1,304)
Rise & fade · boys
5 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1973
  • Peaked 1978 at #996 (75 births)
  • Births halved by 2015, 37 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1978
Share of babies · boys
1 in 16,336
  • Highest: 1 in 16,336 boys born in 1998 were named Rashaun (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 213,509 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #996 in 1978, was only 1 in 21,891 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 28.6% of all boys named Rashaun (897) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1973
  • Mostly girls until 1972, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s222#996 (1978)#2,306
1980s670#1,044 (1981)#1,166
1990s897#1,091 (1993)#1,241
2000s804#1,298 (2001)#1,698
2010s429#2,100 (2010)#2,952
2020s110#4,275 (2020)#5,476

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Rashaun in 1979

girls
#4,626
15 births · 1 in 107,018 girls
boys
#1,304
50 births · 1 in 34,431 boys

Top girls' names in 1979

  1. #1Jennifer56,712
  2. #2Melissa34,050
  3. #3Amanda31,924
  4. #4Jessica27,780
  5. #5Amy21,609
  6. #6Sarah21,015
  7. #7Heather20,834
  8. #8Angela20,256
  9. #9Nicole19,510
  10. #10Michelle19,266
  11. #4,626Rashaun15

Top boys' names in 1979

  1. #1Michael67,713
  2. #2Christopher50,659
  3. #3Jason50,369
  4. #4David42,053
  5. #5James39,351
  6. #6Matthew35,621
  7. #7John35,410
  8. #8Robert34,015
  9. #9Joshua31,120
  10. #10Brian28,659
  11. #1,304Rashaun50
More about 1979

girls

1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 107,018 of them was named Rashaun, which outranked 61.4% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rashaun
  1. #4,420Vickey16
  2. #4,420Xochilt16
  3. #4,420Yesica16
  4. #4,626Rashaun15
  5. #4,626Akesha15
  6. #4,626Akua15
  7. #4,626Alexi15
  8. #4,842Aarti14
  9. #4,842Adell14
  10. #4,842Alane14

Tied with 215 names at #4,626; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,593Breanne#2,125 → #532
  2. ↑ 1,527Loni#2,516 → #989
  3. ↑ 1,287Renata#2,012 → #725
  4. ↑ 985Ashanti#1,862 → #877
  5. ↑ 896Nicolette#1,581 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 392Christel#762 → #1,154
  2. ↓ 312Kenisha#557 → #869
  3. ↓ 297Ariane#887 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 285Imelda#947 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 252Farrah#539 → #791

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 34,431 of them was named Rashaun, which outranked 81.6% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rashaun
  1. #1,291Ravi51
  2. #1,291Shamar51
  3. #1,291Stanford51
  4. #1,304Rashaun50
  5. #1,304Bucky50
  6. #1,304Burt50
  7. #1,304Cooper50
  8. #1,319Amador49
  9. #1,319Antone49
  10. #1,319Armond49

Tied with 14 names at #1,304; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,228Tyrel#2,134 → #906
  2. ↑ 471Jace#1,186 → #715
  3. ↑ 387Chaz#1,371 → #984
  4. ↑ 311Tyrell#1,051 → #740
  5. ↑ 308Frederic#1,203 → #895
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,230Dequan#927 → #2,157
  2. ↓ 641Rahsaan#869 → #1,510
  3. ↓ 446Chip#989 → #1,435
  4. ↓ 308Rashaun#996 → #1,304
  5. ↓ 307Kenya#749 → #1,056

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1979 →