How Many People Are Named Rayon?
An estimated 531 people in the United States have the first name Rayon. It is predominantly male (98.0%). The average bearer is 21 years old, and Rayon peaked in popularity in 2008 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rayon 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 Rayon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
531
About 1 in 645,488 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2008
25 births
Total Registered
541
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rayon
Rayon is predominantly male (98.0%), though 11 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Rayon as a male name
Ranked #7,139 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (25 births)
Rayon as a female name
Ranked #16,982 in 2000
5 female births in 2000
Peak: 1998 (6 births)
Rayon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rayon span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 150 babies were registered. While Rayon is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rayon by Decade
How has Rayon 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.
Rayon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rayon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rayon
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Rayon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rayon?
We estimate approximately 531 people named Rayon 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 645,488 Americans share this first name.
Is Rayon a common name?
Rayon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 541 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rayon most popular?
Rayon reached peak popularity in 2008, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rayon is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rayon a male name?
Rayon is predominantly male. 98.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rayon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rayon Smith, Rayon Johnson, Rayon 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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