Rayon is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,698 for boy births in the United States (and #24,133 across all names), given to 6 babies. Rayon first appears in 1975 and peaked in 2008 (25 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,698 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,170 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,201 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,836 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,728 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,641 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,696 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,481 |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,013 |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,502 |
| 2015 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,015 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,967 |
| 2013 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,283 |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,927 |
| 2011 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,883 |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,679 |
| 2009 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,133 |
| 2008 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,117 |
| 2007 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,167 |
| 2006 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,725 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,143 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,712 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,447 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,938 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,145 |
| 2000 | 13 | 13 | #16,982 | #8,034 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,515 |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | #13,733 | #6,718 |
| 1997 | 14 | — | — | #4,624 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | — | #6,968 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | — | #7,618 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | — | #7,580 |
| 1993 | 13 | — | — | #4,639 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | — | #9,505 |
| 1991 | 16 | — | — | #3,783 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | — | #5,301 |
| 1989 | 10 | — | — | #5,092 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | — | #8,240 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | — | #4,875 |
| 1986 | 13 | — | — | #3,610 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | — | #7,349 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | — | #7,064 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | — | #7,132 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #7,045 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | — | #6,070 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | — | #5,896 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | — | #4,469 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | — | #6,121 |