Rain
Rain was the 1239th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 182 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1216th with 196 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 834 places. More babies were named Rain in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Reign) reign (word name) · English, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #1,239 girls, up 62 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 182girls
- Girls and boys
- 68% girls, 32% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023196 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,806babies recorded
What does the name Rain mean?
Rain is a spelling of Reign, pronounced the same way, so it shares Reign's meaning and origin.
Reign is an English word name, from the noun meaning a sovereign's rule. Dictionary.com traces it through Old French to Latin regnum, "realm, reign", from rex, "king". Wiktionary records it as a unisex given name. It appears in US records from the mid-1990s and has grown mainly since the 2010s.
regnum (Latin, “realm, reign”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Rain, Raine, Regina.
See also: English names, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Reign', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'reign', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Rain popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,239 | #1,751 | 182 | 93 |
| 2020 | #1,301 | #2,388 | 170 | 56 |
| 2010 | #1,935 | #3,692 | 104 | 29 |
| 2000 | #2,564 | #3,880 | 59 | 21 |
| 1990 | #7,186 | #4,610 | 12 | 12 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | #4,990 | — | 11 | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Rain, counting every spelling?
Rain is a spelling of Reign, a name family that ranked #262 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,239 for Rain on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,305 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reign | 682 | #452 | 3,898 |
| Rayne | 293 | #906 | 1,579 |
| Rain | 182 | #1,239 | 856 |
| Raine | 136 | #1,556 | 758 |
| Rein | 12 | #8,751 | 48 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rain?
182 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rain (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rain born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 46 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rain.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rain?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Rain are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 6 and 21. That makes Rain mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rain by state
How common Rain was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Colorado (1.9×), Georgia (1.5×). In 29 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rain: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rain, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rain
What does Rain mean?
Rain is a spelling of Reign, which means “reign (word name)” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Rain?
Rain was the 1239th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 182 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1216th with 196 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 834 places. More babies were named Rain in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Rain a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 68% girls, 32% boys given the name Rain in the US.
Where is Rain most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rain was most common in Colorado (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oklahoma and Georgia.