Rahsaan
Rahsaan is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Rahsaan Bahati, American racing cyclist who currently rides for his own cycling team, Bahati Foundation Elite Team Rahsaan Johnson, American basketball player Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935–1977), American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played tenor saxophone, flute, and many other instruments Rahsaan Noor, American film actor and filmmaker…
Meaning & Origin of Rahsaan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rahsaan is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Rahsaan Bahati, American racing cyclist who currently rides for his own cycling team, Bahati Foundation Elite Team Rahsaan Johnson, American basketball player Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935–1977), American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played tenor saxophone, flute, and many other instruments Rahsaan Noor, American film actor and filmmaker…
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The Story of Rahsaan
Rahsaan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1970, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1973, when 116 Rahsaans were born — ranking #744 that year. As of 2026, Rahsaan ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, falling sharply (-30%). In total, more than 2K Rahsaans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Rahsaan
Rahsaan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Rahsaan's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #744. Use the chart and map above to compare Rahsaan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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