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Rayshawn

96% boys · 36 born in 2025

Rayshawn has been given to about 4,182 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,920
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rayshawn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1995 · 137
  • Born in 202536
  • All time4,182

How popular is Rayshawn?

Its best year was 1995, when 137 babies were given the name, ranking 980th. The typical living American called Rayshawn is about 27 years old today. It is relatively most common in Ohio, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Rayshawn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rashawn0.91
  2. Lashawn0.81
  3. Dashawn0.81
  4. Tyshawn0.74
  5. Keyshawn0.74
  6. Shawn0.64
  7. Rayan0.66
  8. Raylan0.66

Middle names for Rayshawn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rayshawn John0.77
  2. Rayshawn Lee0.77
  3. Rayshawn Dean0.76
  4. Rayshawn Bryce0.76
  5. Rayshawn Quinn0.76
  6. Rayshawn Jude0.76

Sibling names for Rayshawn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.89
  2. Nathanaelbrother · 0.88
  3. Aracelisister · 0.88
  4. Tianasister · 0.88
  5. Daliasister · 0.87
  6. Zachariahbrother · 0.87

Where Rayshawn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Ohio0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Rayshawn Anderson0.74
  2. Rayshawn White0.72
  3. Rayshawn Moore0.72
  4. Rayshawn Lee0.72
  5. Rayshawn Hill0.72
  6. Rayshawn Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Rayshawn

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025

Rayshawn across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.