Is Rahsaan a boy or girl name?

Rahsaan is a boy’s name. Of the 1,620 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.4% were girls and 99.6% were boys.

Rahsaan

Recorded 1970–2024 · United States

Rahsaan was most popular in 1973, when 116 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,719 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,620 people named Rahsaan.

Rahsaan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rahsaan’s peak in 1973. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rahsaan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rahsaan is a boy’s name — 0.4% of the 1,620 Americans given it were girls and 99.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Rahsaan

Where Rahsaan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org