Rayne
Rayne was the 906th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 293 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 736th with 385 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 122 places. More babies were named Rayne in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Reign) reign (word name) · English, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #906 girls, down 138 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 293girls
- Girls and boys
- 82% girls, 18% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2019385 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,380babies recorded
What does the name Rayne mean?
Rayne is a spelling of Reign, pronounced the same way, so it shares Reign's meaning and origin.
Reign is an English word name, from the noun meaning a sovereign's rule. Dictionary.com traces it through Old French to Latin regnum, "realm, reign", from rex, "king". Wiktionary records it as a unisex given name. It appears in US records from the mid-1990s and has grown mainly since the 2010s.
regnum (Latin, “realm, reign”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Rain, Raine, Regina.
See also: English names, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Reign', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'reign', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Rayne popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #906 | #2,018 | 293 | 75 |
| 2020 | #768 | #2,577 | 354 | 50 |
| 2010 | #891 | #2,718 | 298 | 45 |
| 2000 | #1,699 | #3,207 | 104 | 27 |
| 1990 | #4,484 | #4,133 | 22 | 14 |
| 1980 | #7,945 | — | 8 | — |
| 1970 | #4,699 | — | 12 | — |
| 1960 | #5,079 | — | 8 | — |
| 1950 | #5,928 | — | 5 | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Rayne, counting every spelling?
Rayne is a spelling of Reign, a name family that ranked #262 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #906 for Rayne on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,305 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reign | 682 | #452 | 3,898 |
| Rayne | 293 | #906 | 1,579 |
| Rain | 182 | #1,239 | 856 |
| Raine | 136 | #1,556 | 758 |
| Rein | 12 | #8,751 | 48 |
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 Rayne?
293 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rayne (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rayne 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 Rayne.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rayne?
About 7,900 people born in the US named Rayne are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 20. That makes Rayne 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.
Rayne by state
How common Rayne was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (3.2×), Ohio (2.0×), Georgia (1.9×), Oklahoma (1.8×), Indiana (1.7×). In 17 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 Rayne: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rayne, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rayne
What does Rayne mean?
Rayne is a spelling of Reign, which means “reign (word name)” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Rayne?
Rayne was the 906th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 293 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 736th with 385 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 122 places. More babies were named Rayne in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Rayne a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 82% girls, 18% boys given the name Rayne in the US.
Where is Rayne most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rayne was most common in Louisiana (0.63 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Georgia.