Rayburn
Rayburn is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Rayburn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rayburn is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Rayburn
Rayburn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1908, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1938, when 90 Rayburns were born — ranking #628 that year. As of 2026, Rayburn ranks #12,230 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Rayburns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Rayburn
Rayburn is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Rayburn's peak popularity came in 1938 when it ranked #628. Use the chart and map above to compare Rayburn'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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