Rainer
Rainer was the 3429th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 1783rd; the most babies were born in 2018 (53). Over the last ten years it has moved down 218 places. More babies were named Rainer in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,429 boys, down 600 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201853 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,276babies recorded
Rainer popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 16 since 2009.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,429 | 34 |
| 2020 | #2,829 | 43 |
| 2010 | #5,969 | 15 |
| 2000 | #6,711 | 10 |
| 1990 | #4,611 | 12 |
| 1980 | #7,040 | 5 |
| 1970 | #4,603 | 6 |
| 1960 | #2,403 | 13 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rainer, counting every spelling?
Rainer is the most common spelling of a name family that had 66 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 66 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainer | 34 | #3,429 | 227 |
| Rayner | 21 | #4,826 | 97 |
| Raynor | 11 | #7,563 | 59 |
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 Rainer?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rainer (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rainer 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 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rainer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rainer?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Rainer are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 7 and 34. That makes Rainer 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.
Rainer by state
How common Rainer was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys 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 Rainer: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rainer, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rainer
How popular is the name Rainer?
Rainer was the 3429th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 1783rd; the most babies were born in 2018 (53). Over the last ten years it has moved down 218 places. More babies were named Rainer in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rainer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rainer in the US.
Where is Rainer most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rainer was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Florida.