Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Rawan

Meaning A unisex given name from Kurdish Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,064 Trend ↑ Rising 24%

A unisex given name from Kurdish

Rank 2025
#3,064
among girls · ↑814 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
54
named Rawan · +38% vs 2024
How common
1 in 29,764
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
54 babies
All-time total
1,439
#5,873 all-time among girls
First recorded
1983
in Social Security records

Rawan popularity over time

1,439 babies have been named Rawan since 1983, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 62 – 62 6 – #5,005
1990s 324 – 324 32 +423% #2,514
2000s 390 – 390 39 +20% #3,281
2010s 393 5 398 40 +2% #3,280
2020s (to 2025) 265 – 265 44 +11% #3,064

Where Rawan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 56 0.03 outside top 500
2027 57 0.04 outside top 500
2028 59 0.04 outside top 500
2029 60 0.04 outside top 500
2030 61 0.04 outside top 500

Where Rawan is most popular

Girls named Rawan per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.028 per 1,000. Strongest in Michigan, New York, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Rawan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Michigan 36 0.198 +597%
New York 42 0.106 +274%
California 30 0.036 +26%
Illinois 5 0.022 -23%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
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Mississippi – – –
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North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Rawan

Rawan is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,064 in 2025 with 54 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1983, 1,439 American babies have been named Rawan. Its peak came in 2025, when 54 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Rawan stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rawan?

The median living Rawan is about 17 years old; half are between 8 and 26. An estimated 1,400 people named Rawan are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Rawan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 54 #3,064 – –
2024 39 #3,878 – –
2023 48 #3,374 – –
2022 50 #3,265 – –
2021 39 #3,866 – –
2020 35 #4,061 – –
2019 34 #4,246 5 #13,691
2018 49 #3,280 – –
2017 39 #3,904 – –
2016 46 #3,455 – –
2015 32 #4,475 – –
2014 45 #3,531 – –
2013 29 #4,859 – –
2012 43 #3,695 – –
2011 42 #3,709 – –
2010 34 #4,380 – –
2009 40 #3,932 – –
2008 45 #3,636 – –
2007 40 #3,965 – –
2006 38 #3,977 – –
2005 38 #3,857 – –
2004 29 #4,681 – –
2003 45 #3,281 – –
2002 41 #3,381 – –
2001 34 #3,849 – –
2000 40 #3,390 – –
1995 25 #4,188 – –
1990 27 #3,884 – –
1985 6 #10,302 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Rawan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Rawan?

The median living Rawan is about 17 years old. Half of all living Rawans are between 8 and 26 years old.

How many people named Rawan are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Rawan are alive in the United States, based on 1,439 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Rawan mean?

A unisex given name from Kurdish

How popular is the name Rawan in 2025?

Rawan ranked #3,064 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 54 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rawan?

1,439 babies have been named Rawan in the United States since 1983, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rawan most popular?

Rawan peaked in 2025, when 54 newborns received the name.

Is Rawan a boy or girl name?

Rawan is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Rawan rising or falling?

Rawan is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Rawan become more popular?

Rawan is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 61 girls named Rawan in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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