How Many People Are Named Rakan?
An estimated 846 people in the United States have the first name Rakan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Rakan peaked in popularity in 2023 with 68 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rakan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rakan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
846
About 1 in 405,147 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2023
68 births
Total Registered
855
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rakan
Rakan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 855 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rakan as a male name
Ranked #2,650 in 2024
50 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (68 births)
Rakan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rakan span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 367 babies were registered. While Rakan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rakan by Decade
How has Rakan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rakan by State
Birth registrations for Rakan span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Michigan. The lowest are in Ohio, Illinois, Texas. On average, about 25 Rakans were registered per state.
Rakan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rakan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rakan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rakan?
We estimate approximately 846 people named Rakan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 405,147 Americans share this first name.
Is Rakan a common name?
Rakan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 855 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rakan most popular?
Rakan reached peak popularity in 2023, when 68 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rakan is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rakan a male name?
Rakan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rakan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rakan Smith, Rakan Johnson, Rakan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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