boy's name
Rayshawn
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,191
Rayshawn is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1995, when 137 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 92,098 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1969.
Rayshawn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 281 |
| 1980s | 715 |
| 1990s | 1,252 |
| 2000s | 1,029 |
| 2010s | 668 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 232 |
How popular is Rayshawn?
In 2025, Rayshawn was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Rayshawn is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Rayshawn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rayshawn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rayshawn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Rayshawn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rayshawn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rayshawn
How popular is the name Rayshawn?
In 2025, Rayshawn was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Rayshawn a girl's or a boy's name?
Rayshawn is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Rayshawn most popular?
Rayshawn peaked in 1995, when 137 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Rayshawn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rayshawn currently ranks #3,303 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.