Rainier
Rainier was the 3362nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 2607th; the most babies were born in 2023 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved down 74 places. More babies were named Rainier in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,362 boys, down 33 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35boys
- Girls and boys
- 10% girls, 90% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202341 babies
- Total since 1880
- 920babies recorded
Rainier popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #3,362 | — | 35 |
| 2020 | — | #3,329 | — | 34 |
| 2010 | — | #4,801 | — | 20 |
| 2000 | — | #6,712 | — | 10 |
| 1990 | — | #6,274 | — | 8 |
| 1980 | — | #7,041 | — | 5 |
| 1970 | — | #3,750 | — | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Rainier, counting every spelling?
Rainier is the most common spelling of a name family that had 45 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 45 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainier | 35 | #3,362 | 183 |
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 Rainier?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rainier (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rainier 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 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rainier.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rainier?
About 800 people born in the US named Rainier are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 6 and 31. That makes Rainier 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.
Rainier by state
How common Rainier was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (11.5×). In 48 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 Rainier: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rainier, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rainier
How popular is the name Rainier?
Rainier was the 3362nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked 2607th; the most babies were born in 2023 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved down 74 places. More babies were named Rainier in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rainier a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 10% girls, 90% boys given the name Rainier in the US.
Where is Rainier most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rainier was most common in Washington (0.24 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and New York.