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Rainey

Girl

Meaning of Rainey: English: 'queen or counselor'

Rainey is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2285th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2285

76 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,632

First recorded 1901 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 17 babies1982: 11 babies1983: 18 babies1984: 13 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 19 babies1987: 27 babies1988: 22 babies1989: 30 babies1990: 30 babies19901991: 44 babies1992: 31 babies1993: 29 babies1994: 40 babies1995: 45 babies1996: 54 babies1997: 38 babies1998: 46 babies1999: 40 babies2000: 55 babies20002001: 45 babies2002: 51 babies2003: 54 babies2004: 45 babies2005: 48 babies2006: 35 babies2007: 48 babies2008: 63 babies2009: 50 babies2010: 50 babies20102011: 40 babies2012: 41 babies2013: 48 babies2014: 50 babies2015: 44 babies2016: 60 babies2017: 62 babies2018: 50 babies2019: 64 babies2020: 74 babies20202021: 82 babies2022: 90 babies2023: 75 babies2024: 84 babies2025: 76 babies
US babies named Rainey per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 90.

Gender split

17% boys · 83% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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