Given name & surname
Rawlings
“from the renowned land”
Rawlings is a variant of Rawlins. One French interpretation is “from the renowned land.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rawlings is a variant of Rawlins. One French interpretation is “from the renowned land.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rawlings is a variant of Rawlins. An origin associated with Rawlins is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2012. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rawlings through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 318
- 157 boys · 161 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 63 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #6,066 for girls · #10,440 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +111%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,066 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. It also appeared in 7 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 127 as a first name in 2020; 9,230 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Rawlings’s family of names
Rawlings has a related form in Rawlins.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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