Rainey
Rainey was the 2376th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 76 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2137th with 90 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,207 places. More babies were named Rainey in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,376 girls, up 17 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 76girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202290 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,632babies recorded
Rainey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,376 | — | 76 | — |
| 2020 | #2,393 | — | 74 | — |
| 2010 | #3,294 | — | 50 | — |
| 2000 | #2,698 | — | 55 | — |
| 1990 | #3,603 | — | 30 | — |
| 1980 | #3,808 | — | 21 | — |
| 1970 | #4,192 | #4,604 | 14 | 6 |
| 1960 | #7,086 | #3,963 | 5 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | #2,181 | — | 13 |
| 1940 | — | #2,633 | — | 9 |
| 1930 | — | #3,911 | — | 6 |
| 1920 | #5,618 | #2,575 | 5 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Rainey, counting every spelling?
Rainey is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,246 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,376 for Rainey on its own. Together these spellings went to 169 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainey | 76 | #2,376 | 401 |
| Rainy | 20 | #6,064 | 102 |
| Rainie | 22 | #5,672 | 89 |
| Rainee | 20 | #6,062 | 81 |
| Raini | 11 | #9,327 | 58 |
| Raynee | 8 | #11,706 | 48 |
| Raynie | 12 | #8,749 | 47 |
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 Rainey?
76 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rainey (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rainey 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 110 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rainey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rainey?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Rainey are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 8 and 31. That makes Rainey 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.
Rainey by state
How common Rainey was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 38 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 Rainey: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rainey, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rainey
How popular is the name Rainey?
Rainey was the 2376th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 76 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2137th with 90 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,207 places. More babies were named Rainey in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rainey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rainey in the US.
Where is Rainey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rainey was most common in Arkansas (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Missouri and Arizona.