Is Rashan a boy or girl name?

Rashan is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,001 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 6.6% were girls and 93.4% were boys.

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Rashan

Recorded 1972–2022 · United States

Rashan was most popular in 1979, when 59 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,874 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,001 people named Rashan.

Rashan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rashan’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rashan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rashan is mostly a boy’s name — 6.6% of the 1,001 Americans given it were girls and 93.4% 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 Rashan

Where Rashan 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