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Rayburn

♂ Boy

Pronounced RAY-burn /ˈreɪ.bɜːrn/High

Meaning: Rayburn is an English surname turned given name, most likely from Old English elements meaning 'roe-deer stream' (ra, 'roe deer', and burna, 'stream'). Given names in -burn often began as place-and-surname transfers.Medium

In 30 seconds: Rayburn is an English surname-name likely meaning 'roe-deer stream'. A quiet early-century boys' choice, it crested in 1938.
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Origin MediumOld English
MeaningRayburn is an English surname turned given name, most likely from Old English elements meaning 'roe-deer stream' (ra, 'roe deer', and burna, 'stream'). Given names in -burn often began as place-and-surname transfers.
U.S. rank (2023)#13705 ↘ Falling
2023 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1938
Total births (all-time)≈ 2,612

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 193819082023

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Rayburn is an English surname used as a first name, most likely from Old English ra, 'roe deer', and burna, 'stream', giving 'roe-deer stream', though some bearers may echo Ray plus -burn. Surname-to-given-name transfer was a strong American habit around the turn of the twentieth century, and Rayburn appears in United States records from the nineteen-hundreds.

It reached its high point in 1938 and faded slowly through the century, appearing lightly into recent decades. Rayburn reads as a genuine early-to-mid-century American surname-name; it is dated rather than revived, though its brisk Ray- opening keeps it from sounding fussy.

Did you know? Rayburn belongs to the family of -burn names — Auburn, Blackburn, Fairburn — where 'burn' is the old English word for a small stream, a landscape hidden inside the name.
Overall data confidence 62%
References — Rayburn — English surname 'roe-deer stream'; SSA peak 1938

Variations

RaeburnRayborn

Nicknames

Ray

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Rayburn mean?

Rayburn is an English surname-name most likely meaning 'roe-deer stream', from Old English elements.

How do you pronounce Rayburn?

It's said RAY-burn /ˈreɪ.bɜːrn/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Rayburn a boy or girl name?

Rayburn is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Rayburn?

Rayburn was an uncommon name that crested in the late nineteen-thirties and has been rare since; it has not revived.

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