Rayshon

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 12 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Rayshon by the numbers

Rayshon was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 33 babies in 1995, making it a 1990s name.

What we can tell you about Rayshon

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rayshon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Rashon20 in the US (2017)
  • Rayson19 in the US (2017)
  • Rayshun6 in the US (2017)
  • Rayhansweet basil16 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Raymonwise protector; a form of Raymond5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ralstonram settlement; a form of Ralston place name11 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Rayshon

Names that are said the same way as Rayshon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Rashaunrightly guided; wise counsel; a form of Rashid42 in the US (2017)
  • Rashaanrighteous; wise; variant of Rashid or Rashan11 in the US (2017)
  • Rashawn67 in the US (2017)
  • Rayshawn58 in the US (2017)
  • Rayshaun17 in the US (2017)
  • Rashan9 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Rayshon

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