Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Rawlings

Gender Unisex · 51% girls Rank 2025 #6,066 Trend ↑ Rising 64%
Rank 2025
#6,066
among girls · ↑1,117 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
27
named Rawlings · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 80,363
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
63 babies
All-time total
318
#16,607 all-time among girls
First recorded
2012
in Social Security records

Rawlings popularity over time

318 babies have been named Rawlings since 2012, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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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.

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2010s 16 61 77 8 – #7,272
2020s (to 2025) 145 96 241 40 +422% #3,995

Where Rawlings 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 20 0.01 outside top 500
2027 20 0.01 outside top 500
2028 20 0.01 outside top 500
2029 20 0.01 outside top 500
2030 20 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Rawlings

Rawlings is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #6,066 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2012, 318 American babies have been named Rawlings, about 51% girls and 49% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 63 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 Rawlings stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Rawlings?

The median living Rawlings is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 5. An estimated 300 people named Rawlings are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Rawlings 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 20 #6,066 7 #10,440
2024 16 #7,183 19 #5,205
2023 22 #5,698 12 #7,199
2022 31 #4,560 15 #6,081
2021 37 #3,995 26 #4,100
2020 19 #6,276 17 #5,407
2019 16 #7,272 19 #5,113
2018 – – 6 #11,827
2017 – – 11 #7,439
2016 – – 9 #8,664
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Rawlings?

The median living Rawlings is about 4 years old. Half of all living Rawlingss are between 2 and 5 years old.

How many people named Rawlings are alive today?

An estimated 300 people named Rawlings are alive in the United States, based on 318 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Rawlings in 2025?

Rawlings ranked #6,066 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Rawlings?

318 babies have been named Rawlings in the United States since 2012, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Rawlings most popular?

Rawlings peaked in 2021, when 63 newborns received the name.

Is Rawlings a boy or girl name?

Rawlings is used for both: about 51% of babies named Rawlings have been girls and 49% boys.

Is the name Rawlings rising or falling?

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

Will Rawlings become more popular?

Rawlings looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 20 girls named Rawlings in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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