Is Rayburn a boy or girl name?

Rayburn is a boy’s name. Of the 2,612 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Rayburn

Recorded 1908–2023 · United States

Rayburn was most popular in 1938, when 90 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,309 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,612 people named Rayburn.

Rayburn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rayburn’s peak in 1938. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rayburn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rayburn is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,612 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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 Rayburn

Where Rayburn 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