Is Rashaun a boy or girl name?

Rashaun is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,314 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.5% were girls and 94.5% were boys.

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Rashaun

Recorded 1969–2025 · United States

Rashaun was most popular in 1998, when 117 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,518 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,314 people named Rashaun.

Rashaun over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rashaun’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rashaun a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rashaun is mostly a boy’s name — 5.5% of the 3,314 Americans given it were girls and 94.5% 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 Rashaun

Where Rashaun 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