How Many People Are Named Rayshard?
An estimated 129 people in the United States have the first name Rayshard. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Rayshard peaked in popularity in 1989 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rayshard 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 Rayshard paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
129
About 1 in 2,657,010 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1989
10 births
Total Registered
132
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rayshard
Rayshard is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 132 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rayshard as a male name
Ranked #12,231 in 2008
6 male births in 2008
Peak: 1989 (10 births)
Rayshard: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rayshard span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 62 babies were registered. While Rayshard is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rayshard by Decade
How has Rayshard 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.
Rayshard + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rayshard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rayshard: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rayshard?
We estimate approximately 129 people named Rayshard 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 2,657,010 Americans share this first name.
Is Rayshard a common name?
Rayshard is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 132 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rayshard most popular?
Rayshard reached peak popularity in 1989, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rayshard is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rayshard a male name?
Rayshard is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rayshard Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rayshard Smith, Rayshard Johnson, Rayshard 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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