Is Rayshawn a boy or girl name?
Rayshawn is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 23 boys were named Rayshawn, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.3% of the 4,145 US babies named Rayshawn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,515
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Rayshawn since 1969
- 4,145
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 137 babies
Boys and girls named Rayshawn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 231 | 50 | 17.8% |
| 1980s | 657 | 58 | 8.1% |
| 1990s | 1,182 | 70 | 5.6% |
| 2000s | 1,029 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 667 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 196 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | #4,515 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 41 | #3,046 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 45 | #2,857 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 43 | #2,901 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 44 | #2,794 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 49 | #2,650 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 46 | #2,696 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 60 | #2,232 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 52 | #2,467 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 54 | #2,403 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 64 | #2,151 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 75 | #1,894 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 87 | #1,738 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 81 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 99 | #1,597 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 89 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 90 | #1,705 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 104 | #1,523 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 132 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 84 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 97 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 104 | #1,333 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 93 | #1,411 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 116 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 120 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 127 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 116 | #1,109 | 5 | #16,002 |
| 1997 | 128 | #1,004 | 7 | #11,784 |
| 1996 | 100 | #1,171 | 9 | #9,394 |
| 1995 | 129 | #980 | 8 | #10,279 |
| 1994 | 122 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 120 | #997 | 6 | #13,038 |
| 1992 | 112 | #1,035 | 11 | #7,907 |
| 1991 | 125 | #958 | 9 | #9,157 |
| 1990 | 103 | #1,047 | 15 | #6,064 |
| 1989 | 100 | #1,033 | 15 | #5,773 |
| 1988 | 81 | #1,116 | 9 | #8,206 |
| 1987 | 80 | #1,075 | 8 | #8,547 |
| 1986 | 81 | #1,036 | 14 | #5,389 |
| 1985 | 87 | #981 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 50 | #1,346 | 7 | #8,889 |
| 1983 | 45 | #1,421 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 35 | #1,695 | 5 | #11,823 |
| 1981 | 52 | #1,288 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 46 | #1,405 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 38 | #1,558 | 5 | #11,451 |
| 1978 | 31 | #1,745 | 8 | #7,455 |
| 1977 | 35 | #1,600 | 6 | #9,329 |
| 1976 | 34 | #1,597 | 5 | #10,459 |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,746 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 22 | #2,035 | 6 | #8,447 |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,581 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,792 | 5 | #9,253 |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,660 | 8 | #6,450 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,867 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,879 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rayshawn reached #958 in 1991. As a girl name, it reached #5,389 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rayshawn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.