Fun Facts About the Name Rayshawn
- More than 4 thousand babies named Rayshawn: U.S. records list 4,181 babies given the name Rayshawn from 1880 through 2025. Even 178 girls received the name Rayshawn - about 1 girl for every 22 boys.
What Does the Name Rayshawn Mean?
Rayshawn is a modern American given name, used mainly for boys. It is usually understood as a compound of Ray and Shawn, or as a variant of Rashawn with the spelling influenced by Ray. The second element, Shawn, is an English spelling of Irish Seán, which comes from Norman French Jehan and ultimately from Latin Iohannes, Greek Ioannes, and Hebrew Yochanan, meaning "Yahweh has been gracious" or "God is gracious." The first element, Ray, is commonly a short form of Raymond, from Germanic Raginmund, formed from ragin "counsel" and mund "protection." If Rayshawn is treated as a blend of these two names, it has two component meanings rather than one inherited dictionary meaning; the customary meaning given for the name is "God is gracious," after Shawn.
Rayshawn Name History & Origins
Rayshawn belongs to a group of American names formed with the ending -shawn, such as Rashawn, Deshawn, Keshawn, and Tyshawn. That ending comes from Shawn, an English spelling of Irish Seán. Seán developed in Ireland from Jehan, the Norman French form of John brought to Ireland after the Norman settlement. Jehan descends from Latin Iohannes, from Greek Ioannes, from Hebrew Yochanan, the name that means "Yahweh has been gracious." In English, Shawn became an independent given name, separate from John, and it became especially common in the United States.
The spelling Rayshawn adds Ray or the Ray- spelling seen in similar American names. Ray has its own history as a short form of Raymond, a name introduced to England by the Normans from Old French Raimund, from Germanic Raginmund. In Rayshawn, however, the first element is not always meant as a separate Raymond reference; it can also be a respelling of the Ra- found in Rashawn. The name is an American formation rather than an old inherited name from a single language, and its use reflects the American practice of combining familiar name elements and varying spellings.
How Popular is the Name Rayshawn?
Rayshawn recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2006. Its best rank was #958 in 1991.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | #16,002 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #11,784 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #9,394 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #10,279 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #13,038 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #7,907 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #9,157 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #6,064 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #5,773 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #8,206 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #8,547 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #5,389 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #8,889 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #11,823 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #11,451 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #7,455 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #9,329 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #10,459 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #8,447 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #9,253 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #6,450 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #6,867 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,296 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2024 | #4,515 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2023 | #3,046 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 2022 | #2,857 | 45 | 0.0026% |
| 2021 | #2,901 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 2020 | #2,794 | 44 | 0.0026% |
| 2019 | #2,650 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 2018 | #2,696 | 46 | 0.0025% |
| 2017 | #2,232 | 60 | 0.0032% |
| 2016 | #2,467 | 52 | 0.0027% |
| 2015 | #2,403 | 54 | 0.0028% |
| 2014 | #2,151 | 64 | 0.0033% |
| 2013 | #1,894 | 75 | 0.0040% |
| 2012 | #1,738 | 87 | 0.0046% |
| 2011 | #1,793 | 81 | 0.0043% |
| 2010 | #1,597 | 99 | 0.0052% |
| 2009 | #1,741 | 89 | 0.0045% |
| 2008 | #1,705 | 90 | 0.0044% |
| 2007 | #1,523 | 104 | 0.0050% |
| 2006 | #1,271 | 132 | 0.0064% |
| 2005 | #1,630 | 84 | 0.0042% |
| 2004 | #1,444 | 97 | 0.0049% |
| 2003 | #1,333 | 104 | 0.0053% |
| 2002 | #1,411 | 93 | 0.0048% |
| 2001 | #1,183 | 116 | 0.0060% |
| 2000 | #1,160 | 120 | 0.0061% |
| 1999 | #1,070 | 127 | 0.0066% |
| 1998 | #1,109 | 116 | 0.0061% |
| 1997 | #1,004 | 128 | 0.0068% |
| 1996 | #1,171 | 100 | 0.0053% |
| 1995 | #980 | 129 | 0.0068% |
| 1994 | #1,008 | 122 | 0.0063% |
| 1993 | #997 | 120 | 0.0061% |
| 1992 | #1,035 | 112 | 0.0056% |
| 1991 | #958 | 125 | 0.0062% |
| 1990 | #1,047 | 103 | 0.0050% |
| 1989 | #1,033 | 100 | 0.0050% |
| 1988 | #1,116 | 81 | 0.0042% |
| 1987 | #1,075 | 80 | 0.0043% |
| 1986 | #1,036 | 81 | 0.0044% |
| 1985 | #981 | 87 | 0.0047% |
| 1984 | #1,346 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1983 | #1,421 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1982 | #1,695 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1981 | #1,288 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 1980 | #1,405 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 1979 | #1,558 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 1978 | #1,745 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 1977 | #1,600 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 1976 | #1,597 | 34 | 0.0022% |
| 1975 | #1,746 | 29 | 0.0019% |
| 1974 | #2,035 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1973 | #2,581 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1972 | #2,792 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1971 | #2,660 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1969 | #4,879 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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