Rainy
Rainy was the 6064th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 4111th; the most babies were born in 2014 (31). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,236 places. More babies were named Rainy in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,064 girls, down 447 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201431 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,035babies recorded
Rainy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,064 | 20 |
| 2020 | #5,617 | 22 |
| 2010 | #5,931 | 23 |
| 2000 | #4,154 | 30 |
| 1990 | #12,503 | 6 |
| 1980 | #4,466 | 17 |
| 1970 | #6,214 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rainy, counting every spelling?
Rainy is a spelling of Rainey, a name family that ranked #1,246 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,064 for Rainy 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 Rainy?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rainy (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rainy 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 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rainy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rainy?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Rainy are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 12 and 35. That makes Rainy 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.
Rainy by state
How common Rainy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Rainy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rainy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rainy
How popular is the name Rainy?
Rainy was the 6064th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 4111th; the most babies were born in 2014 (31). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,236 places. More babies were named Rainy in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Rainy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rainy in the US.
Where is Rainy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rainy was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).