Raiden
Raiden is a name with multiple cultural origins: Japanese Mythology, English.
- Japanese Mythology
- English
Meaning & Origin of Raiden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Raiden is a name with multiple cultural origins: Japanese Mythology, English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Japanese Mythology
- English
The Story of Raiden
The earliest SSA record of Raiden as a baby boy name dates back to 1993, when 7 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 934 newborns named Raiden — #352 in the national rankings. About 46% of every Raiden on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Raiden ranks #430 for baby boys with 731 births, holding steady (-2%). All told, over 13K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Raiden
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Raiden. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Raiden
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Raiden
Raiden is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Raiden's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #352. Use the chart and map above to compare Raiden's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.