Raina
Raina was the 916th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 287 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 737th with 375 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4 places. More babies were named Raina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Reyna) queen (Spanish) · Spanish, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #916 girls, down 104 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 287girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011375 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,453babies recorded
What does the name Raina mean?
Raina is a spelling of Reyna, pronounced the same way, so it shares Reyna's meaning and origin.
Reyna is an old Spanish spelling of reina, queen; Wiktionary traces it to Old Spanish reyna, from Latin regina. It is a Spanish surname and a girls' given name. Latin regina was itself used as a name: DMNES records Regina, "queen," in medieval France, Germany, Italy and England and lists a third-century French martyr of that name. Reina is the modern Spanish spelling of the word.
reyna (Old Spanish, “queen”)rēgīna (Latin, “queen”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Reina, Regina, Raina, Rayna.
See also: Spanish names, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Reyna' (Spanish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Regina', DMNES (Durham University)
Raina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #916 | 287 |
| 2020 | #812 | 335 |
| 2010 | #863 | 310 |
| 2000 | #961 | 221 |
| 1990 | #1,322 | 123 |
| 1980 | #973 | 153 |
| 1970 | #927 | 139 |
| 1960 | #3,176 | 16 |
| 1950 | #3,018 | 13 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Raina, counting every spelling?
Raina is a spelling of Reyna, a name family that ranked #421 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #916 for Raina on its own. Together these spellings went to 780 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reyna | 493 | #594 | 2,597 |
| Raina | 287 | #916 | 1,430 |
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 Raina?
287 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Raina (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Raina 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 29 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Raina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Raina?
About 12,200 people born in the US named Raina are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 10 and 34. That makes Raina 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.
Raina by state
How common Raina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (2.2×), Pennsylvania (1.9×), Maryland (1.8×), South Carolina (1.8×), Washington (1.7×). In 22 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 Raina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Raina, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Raina
What does Raina mean?
Raina is a spelling of Reyna, which means “queen (Spanish)” (Spanish, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Raina?
Raina was the 916th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 287 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 737th with 375 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4 places. More babies were named Raina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Raina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Raina in the US.
Where is Raina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Raina was most common in Minnesota (0.38 per 1,000 girls), followed by Pennsylvania and Maryland.