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Rayson

/ˈɹeɪzən/ · 100% boys · 10 born in 2025

Rayson has been given to about 268 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɹeɪzən/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 262
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rayson per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 19
  • Born in 202510
  • All time268

How popular is Rayson?

Its best year was 2017, when 19 babies were given the name, ranking 5071st. The typical living American called Rayson is about 10 years old today.

Names that sound like Rayson

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Grayson0.89
  2. Jayson0.88
  3. Kayson0.88
  4. Raymon0.88
  5. Cayson0.88
  6. Mayson0.88
  7. Braylon0.79
  8. Braydon0.79

Middle names for Rayson

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rayson Paul0.77
  2. Rayson Lee0.77
  3. Rayson Dean0.76
  4. Rayson Blake0.76
  5. Rayson Bryce0.76
  6. Rayson Wade0.76

Sibling names for Rayson

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.82
  2. Yahyabrother · 0.81
  3. Kyrenbrother · 0.81
  4. Ayaneither · 0.81
  5. Emilianasister · 0.81
  6. Elinasister · 0.81

Where Rayson is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Rayson White0.72
    2. Rayson Lee0.72
    3. Rayson Hill0.72
    4. Rayson Hall0.72
    5. Rayson Green0.72
    6. Rayson Wright0.69

    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 Rayson

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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